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What does set the stage mean?

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  1. (idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.
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This fraudulent transaction set the stage for the unfortunate chain of events that was to follow.
If the answer is positive, the somnambulate experiences of this entity set the stage for the dreams of the person of whose psyche it is a part.
Diplomats say they expect no breakthrough but hope to set the stage for later talks.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine set the stage for Teddy Roosevelt's interventionist foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere.
When people are too bullish, they push prices to outlandish levels, and set the stage for a market tumble.
It was the second time in three years Brady set the stage for a field goal to win the Super Bowl.

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