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
When a police vehicle was not immediately available, mounted officers escorted him by rope to a nearby staging area, the police said. — New York Times, "White Officers Who Led Black Man on Rope Won’t Face Criminal Charges," 19 Aug. 2019 Birds, especially raptors, may be seen soaring and the local bald eagles are frequently seen near the staging area on Rangeland Road. — Ramona Sentinel, "Old Survey Road 97 Trail opens to the public for three months," 15 Aug. 2019 Last fall, Vineyard Wind, which aims to build the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm off Martha’s Vineyard, signed a lease to use a heavy-lift pier in New Bedford as a staging area. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "City-wide ‘Summer Winds’ celebration blows through New Bedford with art exhibits and installations," 15 Aug. 2019 The arrest of Donald Neely, 43, received national attention when he was photographed handcuffed and led by two mounted Galveston police officers, Patrick Brosch and Amanda Smith, down several blocks in Galveston to a staging area on Aug. 3. — Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, "Attorney Ben Crump demands body camera footage of mounted officers leading man in Galveston with rope," 12 Aug. 2019 The location near the county line also makes the base an ideal staging area for responding to natural and man-made disasters. — Daniel Langhorne, Daily Pilot, "New Los Alamitos training base commander prepares for natural disasters, future conflicts," 31 July 2019 The movie’s talking point will surely be its focus (blackly comic, and cleverly indirect in its staging and filming) on bathtub dismemberment. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘The Kitchen’ review: Married to the mob. Husbands behind bars. Women rule. Corpses pile up.," 7 Aug. 2019 Police say he was being taken to a Mounted Patrol Unit staging area. — CBS News, "Handcuffed black man is led by rope down street by cops on horseback," 6 Aug. 2019 Director Todd Aragon really leans into the musical revue aspect in his staging. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Quirky, cheeky ‘Dreamcoat’ kicks up some fun at Tri-Valley Rep," 25 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
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