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upstages

verb

Meaning

  1. To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
  2. To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
  3. To treat snobbishly.
  4. To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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