upstage

[uhp-steyj] / ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ /

VERB

steal the show

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overshadow

WEAK

draw attention from go one better

Example Sentences

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Then fell the talk; from golden throne did Jupiter upstand, The heaven-abiders girt him round and brought him to the door.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

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