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Recent Examples of stave
Meanwhile, intricate stave churches—carved with dragons and saints—rise like solemn guardians of tradition amid pine forests and mountain mist.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Of about 2,000 original stave churches, only 28 survive.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
The stave is a tell-tale sign of a Buffalo Trace fan.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
Expectations ran high when, in 1912, a stave mill was established approximately 4 miles south of the town.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Of about 2,000 original stave churches, only 28 survive.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
The stave is a tell-tale sign of a Buffalo Trace fan.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
Expectations ran high when, in 1912, a stave mill was established approximately 4 miles south of the town.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stave
Noun
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These rooms include the trash compactor, Princess Leia’s prison cell and the tractor beam control room from A New Hope, and Emperor Palpatine’s throne room as seen in Return of the Jedi.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Oeuf has long been a pioneer in design-forward kids’ furniture, making the type of streamlined, Baltic birch pieces that have shown up in countless Brooklyn town houses.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Next to her, Haley, 8, wore a denim jumpsuit and a headband, holding her arm in a brace.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Bouton wore a back brace as an extra layer of protection for her spine and was allowed to continue playing sports.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Try Palm Bay’s version at Memaw’s Bar-B-Que, where the meats are cooked for hours over a hickory and oak hardwood firepit.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Some like oaks and hickory trees keep their green leaves for longer.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Handmade with a solid wood frame, it’s built for everyday use while still feeling luxe.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cue the mayhem, as the boys dash through the snow in a stranger’s car, run around London and freak out as a pack of wolves surround them in the woods.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Made from weather-resistant rattan, this set can stand up to most weather.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Bread baskets and faux bamboo flatware also complement rattan.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2025
Noun
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In this 2024 summer blockbuster, Miami's favorite bantering detectives go on a high-stakes mission to clear their late captain's name after he's wrongfully tied to a drug conspiracy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Staveley, 52, played a key role in orchestrating the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) purchase of an 80 per cent stake in Newcastle for £300million (now $405m) in 2021, helping bring to an end Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The digital world operates through bits, which function as basic switches that maintain either a 0 or a 1 value.—
Sadhasivam Mohanadas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Google is continuing to tease its switch from Assistant to Gemini across its smart home gadgets.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Stave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stave. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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