staged

[ steyjd ]

adjective

1. adapted for or produced on the stage.
2. contrived for a desired impression:

   It was a staged, rather than spontaneous, demonstration of affection.

3. occurring or planned to occur in stages:

   a staged increase in wages.

Other Words From

• un·staged adjective
• well-staged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of staged¹

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -ed ³

Example Sentences

And the video was no lucky capture, but a staged performance submitted as part of a four-person insurance fraud scheme, according to the California Department of Insurance.

From Los Angeles Times

However since then the Rugby World Cup and Paris Olympics have both been peacefully staged there.

From BBC

Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, staged the most anti-immigrant presidential campaign in modern times, spreading lies about Haitian refugees eating cats in Vance’s home state of Ohio and complaining that recent arrivals were “poisoning the blood of our country.”

From Los Angeles Times

While immigration agents staged highly publicized raids during the 1980s, Democrats and Republicans worked on an amnesty that President Reagan signed into law in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, another exhibition of his work, The Charcoal Heads, was staged at the capital's Courtauld Gallery.

From BBC

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• incredible
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