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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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Designed by architect Ed Niles, the triangular 7,100-square-foot house features a flat roof, glass walls, and soaring ceilings lined with dramatic beams.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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The plan is to integrate lasers, microwave beams, and hypersonic missiles into the system to counter large-scale drone attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Choose from birch or walnut trim.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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Common host plants include roses, hibiscus, pines, and some types of deciduous trees and shrubs including dogwood, oak, birch, ash, elm, and azaleas, as well as blackberry and raspberry bushes, says Khan.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid and Marseille last met back in the 2009-10 group stage, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored braces in both the home and away fixtures.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Knee braces are considered one of the most effective forms of treatment for the joint pain, but patients can find the braces uncomfortable, Uhlrich said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since 1962 the Monk family has been cooking pork shoulders on closed brick pits directly over glowing oak and hickory coals.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 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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The wood was sent down the 54-mile Sanger flume to get to a railroad.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 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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Monday's order doesn't change Delta's 20% equity stake in Aeromexico.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Twelve policymakers at the Federal Reserve are set to take a high-stakes vote this week on the nation's benchmark interest rate, attempting to steer the economy through a stormy bout of slow hiring and rising inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The aforementioned head also has lights, with batteries included, and a tiny switch behind the neck.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Keep an eye on October 19 as a possible date for that switch.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Stave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stave. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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