Definitions
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- adjective
Planned ,prepared . - adjective Intended for the
stage as in a theater. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective written for or performed on the stage
- adjective deliberately arranged for effect
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Examples
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Political liberals, who meander around the centre of the political spectrum, are now agreeable to what they call a staged transition, rather than complete transformation, from military to democratic rule.
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Looking at the era in which it was staged, is there anything wrong with showing an obese, dark-skinned, self-concious child that because of the images that were consistently driven into the black culture as being "beautiful" greatly influenced how black girls viewed themselves?
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They portray him as their son, extorting money from innocent people by risking the boy's life in staged automobile accidents.
Film Spotlight: Ronald Krauss' Amexica The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But with the holiday coming Wednesday, TV football now seems unusually full of salutes the U.S. military — led by Fox's two-hour NFL pregame being staged from the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan Sunday.
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They portray him as their son, extorting money from innocent people by risking the boy's life in staged automobile accidents.
Film Spotlight: Ronald Krauss' Amexica Melinda Brocka 2010
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Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged ...
Boing Boing 2009
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(Finkelstein staged this piece; Maloney directed everything else, as well as supplying the often scarlet lighting.)
Theater review: 'Blood Sweat & Fears III: The Red Velvet Curtain' Celia Wren 2010
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The specific case before the court dealt with tapes showing pit bulldogs attacking other animals and one another in staged confrontations.
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Alan Hale: Kagan was apparently known for a “management by temper tantrum” style; personally participated in staged parodies making attacks on unpopular students
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* Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos.
Boing Boing 2008
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