upstage
adverb
on or toward the back of the stage.
upstaged
Example Sentences
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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 singers were mostly upstaged by the visuals; only Ying Fang broke through with a forthright, gorgeously sung Pamina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But she was upstaged on that front by Pratt, who has portrayed both her and Bass as part of a failed City Hall establishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Four years before that, in 2018, favourite Evgenia Medvedeva was sobbing after being upstaged by 15-year-old training partner Alina Zagitova.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
This would not be the last time that Wilson would be upstaged by a group of suffragists.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
