Clause and Stage

Clause

Clause noun - A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).

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Stage and clause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stage" instead a noun "Clause".

Nearby Word: clausal

Stage noun - A level usually raised surface.

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Clause and stage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clause" instead a noun "Stage".

Nearby Words: stagy, staged, staging, stager, stagey

similar	similar clause	similar stage
specific	specific clause	specific stage
short	short clause	short stage
certain	certain clause	certain stage
Other adjectives: original, exclusive, entire, secret, new, early, past, final, hidden, last, preceding.

In The Sound of Music film version, the recap of the song "Seventeen Going on Eighteen" has the clause, "and you belong to him." At least one stage version performed during The '90s changes the clause to "and you belong with him."

Source: Property of Love
Gackt must have a clause in his contract that requires him to do this at least once per music video and stage performance.

Source: Milking the Giant Cow
In The Santa Clause, Scott (at his first stage of his body turning into Santa) explains the executives his sudden weight gain is from a bee sting.

Source: Cut Himself Shaving

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