staged

[steyjd]

adjective

1. adapted for or produced on the stage.

2. contrived for a desired impression.

   It was a staged, rather than spontaneous, demonstration of affection.

3. occurring or planned to occur in stages.

   a staged increase in wages.

Other Word Forms

• unstaged adjective
• well-staged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of staged¹

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -ed ³

Example Sentences

His CDA party has staged a remarkable comeback in that only two years ago they won just five seats.

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She continued to suspect illicit drug use, however, and the issues came to the forefront in 2017, when the Kay family staged in intervention at their home on Oct.

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"Shortly afterwards," it added, the operatives "summoned representatives of the Red Cross and staged a false display of discovering a deceased hostage's body."

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Freddie Freeman slammed a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the 18th, putting the finishing touch on one of the weirdest, wackiest, most mind-numbing contests ever staged in the Fall Classic.

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Residents have previously staged protests over conditions at the former RAF station.

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Related Words

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• bizarre 
• incredible 
• odd 
• outlandish 
• outrageous 
• perverse 
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• strange 
• unusual