upstage

Hegseth doesn’t upstage the boss and does what he’s told — and he’s not that bright.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

She would support Mark Antony in all he did without trying to control or upstage him.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

Her bull-by-the-horns tenacity is seldom more evident than when she upstages Johnny Carson, a spotlight-grabbing moment that foreshadows her future career as a sports broadcaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

These are projected next to the prints, a juxtaposition that may please soccer fans but somewhat upstages the artworks.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023

It's not often a taoiseach upstages a US president, but that's what happened last night.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022

His ride-along also upstages rival astro-tourism venture Blue Origin and its founder, Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, in what has been popularized as the "billionaire space race."

From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2021

“You should’ve read the article. They say she’s done so much with her part. Even though her scenes are brief, she upstages Douglas Fairbanks!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Even beyond the supermarket, it was common to use checks at malls, big-box stores or gas stations until the early 2000s, when they were ultimately upstaged by credit and debit cards.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The singers were mostly upstaged by the visuals; only Ying Fang broke through with a forthright, gorgeously sung Pamina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But what does it say about a season in which musical revivals upstaged new work?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

At an estimated 19 years old, Larry has outlasted five prime ministers, upstaged visiting world leaders, and is currently living with his sixth housemate, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

Another sound enters but is upstaged by still another: the two circle each other and stop.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Nakai, 17, set the pace in the short programme on Tuesday, upstaging teammate Kaori Sakamoto, a three-time Olympic medallist.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

In the television studio, Norwegian sports legends rebuked him for upstaging his teammate who won gold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

The cake, it seemed, was upstaging the guest of honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

Earlier, Mr Yousaf said he was "delighted" his predecessor was coming to the conference and dismissed suggestions she was upstaging him.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023

During their first U.S. appearance, they shared a bill with Little Richard and the young guitarist he scolded for upstaging him, Jimi Hendrix.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2023