Thesaurus results for STAGE-MANAGED

stage-managed

verb

past tense of stage-manage

as in micromanaged

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But even if the lovebirds are tightly micromanaged behind the scenes, there's no substitute for lived experience as the pair have grown visibly more comfortable just being themselves in the limelight.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 July 2026
What once was an obstacle to allowing others to help, has come under new management, finally allowing the rest of the family to jump in on the action without fear of being micromanaged.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2026

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These places are very little in Europe nowadays, and most of them are protected because there are rare plants or rare elements or rare animals.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
If that were to happen, a barrage of investigations could follow and may expand the number of individuals potentially protected from future testimony or investigation.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of protected

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He’s been closely guarded and closed off from the world since, as Russia has sought to secure a relationship with the new regime led by President Ahmed al Sharaa.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026
Minamoto Yoshitsune was a strategist who went to hell and took it over, defeating the Oni who guarded hell.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of guarded

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In addition to sea lions, sea otters, walrus, polar bears, dugongs and manatees are also safeguarded.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
When the Nazis confiscated the negative and shipped it back to Berlin, Hensel safeguarded it in the Reichsfilmarchiv vaults in Berlin until the Allied victory.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of safeguarded

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Detroit quarterback Joshua Dobbs, signed as a free agent on Monday, led the Lions to field goals on two of his three series.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
This news arrives two weeks after the club released their new away shirt, with the design process led by minority owner and former NFL superstar JJ Watt.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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