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upstage

verb as in steal the show

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Assisted by a smothering defense, Herbert upstaged Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes before a worldwide audience.

A few stories at this year's conference about her former leadership rivals seeking to upstage her may be the price Badenoch has to pay for getting her party noticed.

From BBC

Crowd favourite McIlroy was the star attraction in the leading group but Gotterup - in just his second competitive outing on a links course - upstaged the world number two and several other star names.

From BBC

Stanton: There are hundreds of fireflies in the background, on the video screens, upstage and scattered throughout the house.

The taoiseach was temporarily upstaged by members of the Burke family, protesting at the treatment of the County Mayo schoolteacher Enoch Burke.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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