staged 1 of 2

past tense of stage

staged

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for staged
Adjective
  • Dangerfield sank his teeth into the role, which was initially much smaller but expanded due to his sensational improv skills.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • The figure estimates both the portion of the EV-maker’s valuation that’s justified by its current, baseline earnings, and the extra part based on CEO Musk’s promises for sensational products that have yet to be fully or even partially commercialized.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • After the game, he was presented with the team’s MVP award, given after each win, Kelly Chase’s shoulder pads, which are about 20 years older than Dvorsky, who was born in 2005.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The opportunity presented itself in 2023 when the job’s then incumbent Gregg Berhalter was on the ropes post-World Cup and Marsch was out of work.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Over the weekend, Hamas gave Qatar and Egypt its agreement to a proposal that resembles an offer made several weeks ago by White House envoy Steve Witkoff.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Zinnias also attract butterflies with its showy flowers.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • Netflix shows can do the same thing even with a binge model — but Pulse simply isn’t the same kind of big, showy event series as a Wednesday or Squid Game or even Department Q.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • If Dan Burn’s goal and elevation to the England squad became the individual story of the weekend and Isak’s goal carried a tang of inevitability — so good, so unstoppable — then Newcastle’s midfield felt like the crux of it.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Smoke particles carried by the wind infiltrate homes, schools, and offices, posing serious health risks.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Our dashboard How Low Can Stocks Go During A Market Crash shows how key stocks performed during and after the last six market crashes.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Houston Astros performed major reconstructive surgery on their lineup this offseason.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Beginning with an elaborate caper and car chase through the streets of Cairo that would make Tom Cruise jealous, The Bad Guys 2 seeks to outshine the original at every turn.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
  • Somebody’s always cheating somebody out of money with elaborate schemes.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • This isn’t an instance of crony capitalism, but a tale about well-meaning administrations, of both parties, pursuing grandiose ambitions without the vision, competence, or funding to realize them.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
  • The opposition eventually halted the grandiose project after one long runway was built.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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“Staged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staged. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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