upstaging
Definitions
Verb
- Treat snobbishly, put in one's place
- Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
- Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
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Words that contain the term "upstaging".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "upstaging".
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| 1 | staring | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | staying | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | stating | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | sustain | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | sagging | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | staging | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | upswing | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | upstanding | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | paging | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | upsetting | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | tagging | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | rusting | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | upstarting | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | uptain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | presaging | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | outraging | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | upstage | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | staving | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | staking | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | shaging | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | posting | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Harry Styles makes surprise Saturday Night Live cameo, upstaging Ryan Gosling
Mar 9, 2026 The Independent
Mar 9, 2026 The Independent
Trump presides over Armenia-Azerbaijan peace framework, upstaging Russia
Aug 8, 2025 The Washington Post
Aug 8, 2025 The Washington Post
Study: Radiomic Mammography Features Lead to Upstaging of DCIS in More than 14 Percent of Patients
Nov 20, 2025 diagnosticimaging.com
Nov 20, 2025 diagnosticimaging.com