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Recent Examples of stave
The finds included ceramic pieces, glass bottles and clay tobacco pipes, plus a cooper's adze, barrel heads and staves.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The new Elijah Craig 2025 Limited Edition is a bourbon that was finished with wood staves.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 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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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The new Elijah Craig 2025 Limited Edition is a bourbon that was finished with wood staves.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 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
Noun
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The world has just lost an enormous beam of light, and we are devastated.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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Each beam functions as a pixel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At nearly 40 acres, Aurora University’s notable campus features include its red tile roofs on all of its major buildings and its formal entrance lined with more than 50 Greenspire linden trees and more than 140 Dakota Pinnacle Asian birch trees, according to the university.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Floor-to-ceiling windows wrap the circular lounge and its central bar, which is distinguished by a massive birch tree with gray feathers instead of leaves suspended from branches.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Messi and Tadeo Allende each had a brace in that game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Rangers left-hander, in the final stages of rehab from internal brace surgery on his elbow, will throw a 55-pitch bullpen on Tuesday, the equivalent of three innings.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Constructing his earliest works from castoff two-by-fours, Mosley soon progressed to carving small figures and from there to using a chisel and gauge to shape larger abstract forms from fallen logs of hickory, cherry, and sycamore discarded by the city’s parks department.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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That said, head to the area in late fall, as the surrounding oak and hickory trees put on a brilliant show.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ashley Palmer-Watts (a Heston Blumenthal alum) heads up the kitchen with a menu that spotlights the wood-burning grill and oven—think duck-fat chips, suet puddings, and scallops with bacon and malt vinegar.—
Sarah Allard,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Large wood chips and pine bark nuggets allow the most air and water to penetrate through.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The set features stable legs and armrests made of a durable steel frame and handwoven rattan that’s all-weather and easy to clean.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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The modern plantation-style decor—lots of warm earthy colors and a touch of rattan—suitably echo the languid tropical surrounds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The commercial or enterprise ramifications of this folly were low stakes.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Paramount Skydance has bought out Tyler Perry Studios’ equity stake in BET+, which will help facilitate the move.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And Cronin’s bait-and-switch bit?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Joann Hussey, communications director for the city of Hollywood, cited lower costs and higher turnout as key reasons for the city’s switch.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Stave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stave. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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