n. 25B6; noun
this stage of the development : PHASE, period, juncture, step, point, time, moment, instant, level.
the last stage of the race : PART, section, portion, stretch, leg, lap, circuit.
a theatre stage : PLATFORM, dais, stand, grandstand, staging, apron, rostrum, podium.
she has written for the stage : THEATRE, drama, dramatics, dramatic art, thespianism; informal the boards.
the political stage : SCENE, setting; context, frame, sphere, field, realm, arena, backdrop; affairs.
25B6; verb
they staged two plays : PUT ON, put before the public, present, produce, mount, direct; perform, act, give.
workers staged a protest : ORGANIZE, arrange, coordinate, lay on, put together, get together, set up; orchestrate, choreograph, mastermind, engineer; take part in, participate in, join in.