upstage

Hegseth doesn’t upstage the boss and does what he’s told — and he’s not that bright.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

Experts aren’t too worried that SpaceX is going to upstage Anthropic and OpenAI.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

So the third feature, “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” brings in three lesser-known younger performers to both upstage their elders and get a little coaching from them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

On the day of the event, she said, she and her friends weren’t there to provoke Kirk, or to upstage him.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025

He sat downstage, center, for only a second before glancing over his shoulder, getting up, and walking a few steps upstage to line up with the other players.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Her bull-by-the-horns tenacity is seldom more evident than when she upstages Johnny Carson, a spotlight-grabbing moment that foreshadows her future career as a sports broadcaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

These are projected next to the prints, a juxtaposition that may please soccer fans but somewhat upstages the artworks.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023

It's not often a taoiseach upstages a US president, but that's what happened last night.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022

His ride-along also upstages rival astro-tourism venture Blue Origin and its founder, Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, in what has been popularized as the "billionaire space race."

From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2021

“You should’ve read the article. They say she’s done so much with her part. Even though her scenes are brief, she upstages Douglas Fairbanks!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

This week, his younger brother upstaged him: He bought the Lakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Even beyond the supermarket, it was common to use checks at malls, big-box stores or gas stations until the early 2000s, when they were ultimately upstaged by credit and debit cards.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Nikai, 17, upstaged Sakamoto at the Milano Ice Skating Arena while Alysa Liu of the USA rounded out a powerful top three ahead of Thursday's free skate.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

On Thursday, Parrott upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo with two goals to sink Portugal and take the Republic of Ireland's play-off push into the final game.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025

Another sound enters but is upstaged by still another: the two circle each other and stop.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

And of course, guests must avoid upstaging the bride.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Nakai, 17, set the pace in the short programme on Tuesday, upstaging teammate Kaori Sakamoto, a three-time Olympic medallist.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

“Thanks for coming out for fashion week, we’re definitely mogging every other event,” announced Gabriel Hugoboom, using a slang term for visibly upstaging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

His ready-made Batman glare at last weekend’s Oscars was meme-worthy, easily upstaging a meager bit by co-presenters Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

However narratively motivated, this upstaging of Barbie effectively suggests that only the Kens of the world need their consciousness raised.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023