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stage
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[ noun ] any distinct time period in a sequence of events
Synonyms Examples "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Toying_with her field in the early stages , Garden_Fresh was asked for top speed only in the stretch by Jockey Philip_Grimm and won by a length and a half in 1.24 3 - 5 for the 7 furlongs . Richard_M._Forbes 's Paget , which had what seemed to be a substantial lead in the early stages , tired rapidly nearing the wire and was able to save place money only a head in_front of Glen_T._Hallowell 's Milties_Miss . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Gannon contributed saving plays on the Falcons ' aerial thrusts in the late stages . (The New York Times,...)`` How many is that , Jim '' ? asked Willie at one stage of his excavation project . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)We are in a transitional stage in which many_of the connotations of former usage have had_to be revised or rejected . |
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[ noun ] a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Examples "a remarkable degree of frankness" "at what stage are the social sciences?" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Well , Jerebohm and his wife Pinkie have reached the stage of affluence that stirs a longing for the more atrociously expensive rustic simplicities . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)I suppose the reason is a kind of wishful_thinking : do n't talk_about the final stages of Reconstruction and they will take_care of themselves . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The useful suggestion of Professor_David_Hawkins which considers culture as a third stage in biological evolution fits quite beautifully then with our suggestion that science has provided us with a rather successful technique for building protective artificial environments . At what stage are social_sciences then ? (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The life_history of the alkali_bee is similar to that of Andrena , but the first activity of the adults does not take_place until summer , and the individuals hibernate in the prepupal stage . |
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[ noun ] (theater) a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
Examples "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Among the spectators was the noted exotic_dancer , Patti_Waggin who is Mrs._Don_Rudolph when off the stage . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Miss_Sutherland appeared almost as another person in this scene : A much more girlish Lucia , a sensational coloratura who ran across stage while singing , and an actress immersed in her role . (The Providence Journal...), and Berman sifted_out all alone on the stage with the ambling chords and beat of the song just whispering into being . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)As with the penultimate Giselle release ( Wolff 's abridgment for RCA_Victor ) I find the cleaner , less razor edged monophonic version , for all its lack of big stage spaciousness , the more aurally tolerable - but this may be the result of processing defects in my SD copies . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner . Related terms platform wing mise_en_scene proscenium theater_stage theater stage_left stage_right |
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[ noun ] (usually "the stage"); the theater as a profession
Examples "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)An early film by a competitor of the Wizard of Menlo_Park simply showed a long kiss performed by two actors of the contemporary stage . Great actors and actresses - the most notable being Sarah_Bernhardt - were hired to repeat their stage performances before the camera . The effort produced a valuable record of stage techniques in the early years of the century and some interesting records of great theater figures who would otherwise be only names . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Everyone is ambivalent about his profession , if he has practised it long enough , but there were still moments when he loved the stage and all those unseen people out there , who might cheer you or boo you , but that was largely , though not entirely , up_to_you . Related terms |
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[ noun ] any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
Examples "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
Synonyms Examples "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)Still existing on a `` Northern_Union '' telegraph_form is a typical peremptory message from Peru grocer J._J._Hapgood to Burton and Graves ' store in Manchester - `` Get and send by stage sure four pounds best Porterhouse or sirloin steak , for Mrs._Hapgood send six sweet_oranges '' . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)On Thursday evening we may go_out of town together by some stage or mail about the distance of ten or twelve miles . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a section or portion of a journey or course
Synonyms Examples "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The chase in itself is a narrative ; it presumes both speed and urgency and it demands cutting - both from pursued to pursuer and from stage to stage of the journey of both . The chase in itself is a narrative ; it presumes both speed and urgency and it demands cutting - both from pursued to pursuer and from stage to stage of the journey of both . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (theater) perform (a play), esp. on a stage
Examples "we are going to stage "Othello" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The Bayreuth_Festival opens July 23 with a new production of `` Tannhaeuser '' staged by Wieland_Wagner , who is doing all the operas this time , and conducted by Wolfgang_Sawallisch . They want to own a junior-grade castle , or a manor_house , or some modest little place where Shakespeare might once have staged a pageant for Great_Elizabeth and all her bearded courtiers . (The Providence Journal...)( Several times recently I have wondered whether shows were being staged for the sake of the script or just to entertain the audience with the spectacle of scenery being shifted right in_front_of their eyes . Related terms |
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[ verb ] plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
Synonyms Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The crowd staged its own mad scene in salvos of cheers and applause and finally a standing_ovation as Miss_Sutherland took curtain_call after curtain_call following a fantastic `` Mad_Scene '' created on_her_own and with the help of the composer and the other performers . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Opera in the Grand_Tradition , along with mah-jongg , seems to be staging a well deserved comeback . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11446
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[ noun ] a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
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