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Idiom

set the stage

Meaning

To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“These small changes set the stage for our future success.”

“The manager held a brief meeting to set the stage for the upcoming project launch.”

“The sudden economic crisis set the stage for a decade of political reform and social change across the entire region.”

Examples

simple

“These small changes set the stage for our future success.”

contextual

“The manager held a brief meeting to set the stage for the upcoming project launch.”

complex

“The sudden economic crisis set the stage for a decade of political reform and social change across the entire region.”

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