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upstage

[uhp-steyj] / ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ /
VERB
steal the show
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Hoping to upstage Ryder Cup team-mates McIlroy and Rose, Lowry will enter the final round just two back after a rollercoaster 68 that featured a glorious hole-in-one at the sixth.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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

Stanton: There are hundreds of fireflies in the background, on the video screens, upstage and scattered throughout the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Harold embraced Gerry, making her face upstage, and the curtain came down.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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