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Recent Examples of stave
The barrels, made from white oak, are formed from staves, between 28 and 32 per barrel.
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Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The lone artisan in his shop shaving out a single bow at a time from a stave of wood was a thing of the past.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Their name comes from the screws once used to fasten metal bands to barrel staves, also called lags.
—Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, intricate stave churches—carved with dragons and saints—rise like solemn guardians of tradition amid pine forests and mountain mist.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The lone artisan in his shop shaving out a single bow at a time from a stave of wood was a thing of the past.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Their name comes from the screws once used to fasten metal bands to barrel staves, also called lags.
—Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, intricate stave churches—carved with dragons and saints—rise like solemn guardians of tradition amid pine forests and mountain mist.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stave
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At an event yesterday at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead—formerly the Homestake gold mine—project leaders and government supporters gathered to sign the first steel beam to be sent underground, beginning the construction of the facility’s detectors.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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With underground installation now underway, Fermilab’s next major target is delivering the first neutrino beam to DUNE by 2031.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Inspired by the strength and history of the French monarchy, Aventus features top notes of pineapple and bergamot with heart notes of birch and patchouli and base notes of ambergris, sandalwood and oakmoss.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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This modern mountain home is decorated with wintry accents like a pair of vintage wooden skis and a basket of birch logs.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
2 May 2026
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Atlanta dodged a colossal traffic migraine last weekend, but motorists should once again brace for inconvenience Friday evening through early Monday.—
Vanessa McCray,
AJC.com,
12 May 2026
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Malen has scored 13 times in Serie A and his brace at the weekend in a remarkable late 3-2 comeback win away to Parma has made flesh of Roma’s faint chances of Champions League qualification.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The Solid Stick, crafted from a single piece of acacia, hickory, or maple, is cut to its owner’s height and built to last a lifetime.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
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Back when hickory trees populated the South, people would gather up the hickory nuts before animals scavenged them away.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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The house has brick and wood shake siding.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Mathisen’s paintings are draped over structures created by Nango, whose arcing wood elements mirror those seen in Sámi fishing villages, and a film by Eira in which Mathisen plays the Sámi anthem on the piano.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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Embrace the East Coast cliché of baby blue pinstripes and plenty of rattan for your summer setup.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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The woven rattan is weather-resistant, so these chairs are guaranteed to last.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2026
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TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, still retains a minority stake in the American version of TikTok, which licenses its algorithm from ByteDance.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Orlopp declined to comment on rumors that the German government, which has a 12% stake in Commerzbank, could increase its stake as part of an alternative proposal.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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The switch from French to Russian patronage came after coups in Mali in 2020 and 2021, followed by two in Burkina Faso in 2022, then one in Niger in 2023.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Scientists knew that people with this chromosome produced an abnormal enzyme that regulates one of the on-off switches for cell growth.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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“Stave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stave. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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