staging

verb

Definition of stagingnext
present participle of stage
as in offering
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition staged the full body of Shakespeare's plays in the course of a year

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Recent Examples of staging Gypalo said in his email that Tuesday’s storm won’t have any impact on staging for the Chicago Air and Water Show or the Gary Air Show. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Police believed the killer had broken Fandrich's neck and killed him inside the minivan, before staging his body back in the driver's seat of his own vehicle. — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 In the past, McCloskey said some sellers and brokers didn’t want to pay the additional cost of staging a home. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 On Monday, however, stocks were staging an impressive rebound from last week’s sell-off. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Some are more comfortable than others with staging the show, like high schoolers Bones and Megan, best friends who have grounded heads on their shoulders about how they’ve been ostracized by their broader communities. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 Crews are staging the project in phases, with portions of the Blue Line and Red Line being addressed at different times so trains can keep running while construction continues. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Even existing venues that are used to staging massive events will not have the same seating capacity and layout as normal because the Olympics requires special staging areas and stakeholder seating for Olympic family members, media or officials. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging
  1. offering
  2. presenting
  3. giving
  4. carrying
  5. performing
Verb
  • The Gap is offering deep discounts across stores such as Old Navy and Banana Republic, which may weigh on its shares, according to Barclays.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia offering its own credit makes that money easier to raise.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of offering
Verb
  • Filtering transfer fees by age or position is not uncommon, but combining the two and then presenting it as a record feels a bit of a stretch.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The United States has tried to reconcile the parties’ stated positions and demands, for example by proposing specific territorial arrangements and presenting them as take-it-or-leave-it packages.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of presenting
Verb
  • Meidroth greeted Julian Garcia with a drive to left field for his 12th homer, giving the White Sox a 3-0 lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Valkyries have four days off between Wednesday’s game against the Sky and their Monday showdown with the Wings, giving Stokes time to recover from her concussion.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • Ultimately, though, the highlight is grabbing a glass of local wine at the lobby bar, carrying it to any one of the viewpoints on the massive lawn, and watching sunset over the silent sound, feeling like everything the light touches is yours.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike via the group’s news agency Saba on Tuesday, saying the ship was carrying military equipment.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • Two other teens were cited for careless driving and performing risky stunts in a retail parking lot.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After performing in South Carolina, Barker and Goldstein chartered a private plane for their trip back to Los Angeles.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of performing

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