upstage
adverb
on or toward the back of the stage.
upstaged
Example Sentences
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This week, his younger brother upstaged him: He bought the Lakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even beyond the supermarket, it was common to use checks at malls, big-box stores or gas stations until the early 2000s, when they were ultimately upstaged by credit and debit cards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Chinese challengers Seedance, Kling and Alibaba’s HappyHorse have rapidly closed the gap on cinematic realism and have upstaged their American rivals by undercutting them on cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Nikai, 17, upstaged Sakamoto at the Milano Ice Skating Arena while Alysa Liu of the USA rounded out a powerful top three ahead of Thursday's free skate.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
That I'm being upstaged by a dead pig.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
