onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj 
ˈän-,
-ˌstāj
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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In short, Jacobs-Jenkins, 40, puts onstage what respectability politics dictates remains secret, highlighting the generational differences and the eruptive costs of maintaining an image of unblemished achievement.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
The playwright has also acted onstage — most notably as George in the revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? which won him a Tony award — and on-screen.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Eisenberg said onstage, while Stone was in the audience.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Image Arabella Wilde, a friend and the celebrant who met them onstage, explained the surprise.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Soraya Nadia McDonald, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
The playwright has also acted onstage — most notably as George in the revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? which won him a Tony award — and on-screen.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Eisenberg said onstage, while Stone was in the audience.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Image Arabella Wilde, a friend and the celebrant who met them onstage, explained the surprise.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onstage
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“Onstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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onstage
adverb or adjective
on·stage
ˈȯn-ˈstāj
ˈän-
: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience
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