upstage
Example Sentences
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Experts aren’t too worried that SpaceX is going to upstage Anthropic and OpenAI.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
So the third feature, “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” brings in three lesser-known younger performers to both upstage their elders and get a little coaching from them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
On the day of the event, she said, she and her friends weren’t there to provoke Kirk, or to upstage him.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Jokic looked on course to upstage his American opponents, playing a key role as Serbia, who led by as many as 17 points, stifled them in a dominant first half.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
I guess that means TJ will have to do it, but that boy might upstage me and win the whole darn pageant even though he’s not a contestant!
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Vocabulary lists containing upstage
Academy Awards, List 2
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Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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