staging
noun
stag·ing
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Definition of staging
1
: scaffolding
2a
: the business of running stagecoaches
b
: the act of journeying in stagecoaches
3
: the act of putting on a play
4a
: the moving of troops or matériel forward in several stages
b
: the assembling of troops or matériel in transit in a particular place
Examples of staging in a Sentence
The staging of the play was more difficult than expected.
Recent Examples on the Web
The National Players meld classic language with contemporary staging to bring this tale to life. — Judy Morley, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Coming Attractions: Members show opens Thursday at Carroll Arts Center," 4 Sep. 2019 As for the budget, the NAR estimates that $400 is the median dollar value spent on home staging. — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, "The do's and don'ts of staging your home for sale," 19 Aug. 2019 Subsequent stagings have featured Anthony Mackie, Mike Colter, Taye Diggs, Wood Harris and Steven Pasquale, among others. — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, "‘A Soldier’s Play’ comes to Broadway, finally, 35 years after ‘A Soldier’s Story’," 19 Aug. 2019 David Alden's staging updates the setting from rural 19th-century Slovakia to the grim and presumably communist 1950s. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "A fairy-tale world premiere and Janácek's brutal but redemptive 'Jenufa' impress at Santa Fe Opera," 6 Aug. 2019 His romantically dark, cinematic staging featured the spectacle of a chandelier crashing to the stage and a chase to a lake beneath the opera house. — Nelson Pressley | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "Harold Prince, Broadway impresario behind hits such as ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Cabaret,’ dies at 91," 31 July 2019 There is a lot of energy and physical endurance required due to the staging and choreography, especially for Rose since Matilda appears in most scenes. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, "REVIEW: ‘Matilda the Musical’ has surprise twists on movie’s plot," 24 July 2019 Limited-stage disease generally correlates with Stage 1, 2, or 3 of the traditional cancer staging classification. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "The Stages of Lung Cancer, Explained," 23 July 2019 Laurence Connor’s direction and Bob Avian’s musical staging incorporate dazzling, outsized ensemble scenes both in Saigon and its more somber, postwar incarnation of Ho Chi Minh City, with Andreane Neofitou’s costumes an eye-catching highlight. — James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: A pair of powerful performances help redeem sprawling, uneasy spectacle of ‘Miss Saigon’," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'staging.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for staging
staging
noun
English Language Learners Definition of staging
: the performance of a play on a stage
: a temporary raised platform that a person can sit or stand on while working
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staging
nounMedical Definition of staging
: the classification of the severity of a disease in distinct stages on the basis of established symptomatic criteria