The word 'stage' carries multiple meanings. Primarily, it refers to a raised platform or area used for performing arts such as plays, concerts, or speeches.
Metaphorically, it represents a phase or period in a process, development, or someone's life. It can also describe the process of presenting something for consideration or public view, or the level of advancement of a disease.
Finally, it's used to prepare something for a specific event or purpose, such as a space mission. The context usually dictates the intended meaning. .
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TIER STEP STEP TIER DAIS DAIS
PHASE PHASE PUTON ACTOR GRADE MOUNT LEVEL POINT
DEGREE PERIOD DEGREE PODIUM
ARRANGE PRESENT
PLATFORM JUNCTURE
REPRESENT
STAGECOACH
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