I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jake was furious when Marley and Jamie upstaged him at his own wedding.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And at training Paul Gascoigne upstaged that prank after being warned there could be some standing around in chilly weather.
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Both beauties have refused offers to team them together in a film since neither wants to be upstaged.
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Graham relished the opportunity to upstage Chelsea and found in the talented Russell the width to dominate the game from midfield.
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Meanwhile, speculation over Barkley upstaged a Spurs triumph that was as impressive as it was convincing.
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Not content with ruining Princess Anne's week by upstaging her wedding announcement, they had to go one dramatic step further.
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Their grand Venetian launch was not being upstaged.
II. adverb
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He enters upstage , makes a small arc and leaves by the same side, a few feet downstage.
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The lid opened upstage so all the sound was thrown up the back wall.