Stage and Wave

Stage

Stage verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.

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Wave and stage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wave" instead a verb "Stage".

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

Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

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Stage and wave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stage" instead a verb "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

long	long stage	long wave
similar	similar stage	similar wave
short	short stage	short wave
following	following stage	following wave
Other adjectives: current, original, single, small, entire, massive, large, big, early, final, later, last, different, giant, fifth.

thanks	stage thanks	wave thanks
times	stage times	wave times

And then the penultimate wave of their stage throws about a dozen of them at you.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Kingdom Rush
The second Mario Party game ended with the playable characters (and Bowser) coming on stage to wave to the players.

Source: Curtain Call
Villainous Breakdown: Jynx when you face him in the final wave of the final stage.

Source: Video Game / Ghost Hacker

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Wave and Stage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/stage/wave

Stage & Wave. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/stage/wave>.

Wave or Stage. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stage/wave.

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