upstage
adverb
on or toward the back of the stage.
has upstaged
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present perfectof upstage (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This isn’t the first time the UFC has upstaged boxing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
December might have only just arrived, but already the trailer for And Just Like That has upstaged the tiny chocolate reindeer in the first door of our advent calendar.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2021
In the NFL, the warmup band has upstaged the main act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2018
Never mind that Mr. DiCaprio has upstaged himself multiple times this season, be it by meeting the Pope, or grimacing at Lady Gaga, or sucking away on his vape pen.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2016
Now a homegrown peace plan hatched in the capitals of Central America has upstaged the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
