hold the stage

verb

To continue to be produced.

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Meanings

verbhold the stage (third-person singular simple present holds the stage, present participle holding the stage, simple past and past participle held the stage)

present singular third person holds the stage · participle present holding the stage · participle past held the stage · past held the stage

  1. entertainmentTo continue to be produced.
  2. idiomaticTo dominate a debate or field of interest; to be the main subject of attention.

    At this time Selye’s theories of stress held the stage, and the beneficial effects of spa treatment were considered in 1950 to be possibly due to adrenocortical stimulation and increased glucocorticoid output, rather than to simple physical and psychological factors.

    1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 764
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hold the stage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20the%20stage.

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