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  • verb theater To stage a production again

Etymologies

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re- +‎ stage

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Examples

  • Novels like "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid, about a Pakistani-American whose lucrative career on Wall Street starts to feel, after 9/11, like a betrayal of his Muslim kin, and "Netherland" by Joseph O'Neill, about the strained friendship of a wealthy European immigrant and a poor Caribbean immigrant in post-9/11 New York, do not try to restage the 9/11 attacks, diorama-fashion.

    Mass Violence and the Limits of the Modern Novel Adam Kirsch 2011

  • Marcal worked with the Zunda Group to restage the brand and create a newly designed logo, brand identity and packaging graphics.

    6 posts from June 2009 2009

  • Who will restage the Gordon riots or the Jarrow hunger marches of the 1930s?

    The Festival of Britain, 60 years on 2011

  • Since the former earlier this week defended the FIA decision to restage the race, even – disastrously –releasing the naive-looking report on which that decision was based, Ecclestone changed his position, while Todt's predecessor Max Mosley said there was not the slightest chance that the race would be run.

    F1's Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled again as Ecclestone comes under fire 2011

  • Since the former earlier this week defended the FIA decision to restage the race, even – disastrously –releasing the naive-looking report on which that decision was based, Ecclestone changed his position, while Todt's predecessor Max Mosley said there was not the slightest chance that the race would be run.

    F1's Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled again as Ecclestone comes under fire 2011

  • Hi Woonsocket or Sean Hanity or Glen Beck, you are obviously a frightwing plant trying pathetically to restage the election (which is over) sorry, by bringing up lame character assassinations already vetted out by the american people during the years long election season.

    CNN Poll: Americans mostly agree with Obama on Afghanistan 2009

  • McKinley to rewrite the book on which Ms. Taymor had collaborated with Glen Berger and restage the show.

    Spidey's Green Glimmer of Hope Terry Teachout 2011

  • Just for the sake of discussion, let's restage the photo shoot.

    Dr. Peggy Drexler: Do Painted Toes Make the Man? Dr. Peggy Drexler 2011

  • McKinley to rewrite the book on which Ms. Taymor had collaborated with Glen Berger and restage the show.

    Spidey's Green Glimmer of Hope Terry Teachout 2011

  • Now it looks increasingly likely that Florida or Michigan will restage their Democratic primaries.

    Election Reform 2010

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  • Here's my definition for restage: Restage: n. To be held hostage by a waiter or waitress who disappears before bringing, or otherwise takes a very long time to bring, you your check. (The word is a combination of restaurant and hostage).

    August 10, 2017

  • I've always found that getting up and heading for the exit is a pretty good way to speed this up.

    August 11, 2017