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Recent Examples of stave
The barrels used have a #4 deep char on the staves and a #2 char on the barrel heads.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The applewood staves impart unique fruity and smoky characteristics.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
It is made from finishing Yellowstone Select with toasted oak staves, this 100-proof bourbon brings extra character.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
This comes on the heels of the relaunch of Maker’s Mark’s Wood Finishing Series, which arrived last June in the form of the Heart Release, a cask-strength bourbon finished with two different types of wood staves.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The applewood staves impart unique fruity and smoky characteristics.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
It is made from finishing Yellowstone Select with toasted oak staves, this 100-proof bourbon brings extra character.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
This comes on the heels of the relaunch of Maker’s Mark’s Wood Finishing Series, which arrived last June in the form of the Heart Release, a cask-strength bourbon finished with two different types of wood staves.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stave
Noun
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Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into a more inviting summer afternoon hue.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Let There Be Light – Students explored the properties of light: how a light bulb contains a rainbow of colors, what happens when a beam of laser light is trapped in water, and more.—
Larry D. Urish,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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Ötzi the Iceman had amadou in his supplies (probably for fire-starting), along with birch polypore, which was likely used to fight intestinal parasites.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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The Ukrainian helicopter, returning from a mission firing rockets at Russian troops, swooped in low over a forest of birch trees and touched down in a clearing in a cloud of dust.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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After undergoing season-ending surgery April 18 to repair his flexor tendon and ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) with an internal brace procedure, this second recovery period has been much smoother for Steele.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Elster wants viewers to get into her head, literally, with a presentation of enlarged photographs of her mouth and models of her teeth after deciding recently to have braces, which is typical for children between the ages of 9 and 14.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The meat tastes of hickory and applewood, with notes of citrus and pine from the hinoki.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Puddles offer splash landing-pads to any child in flight; display their dreams through windows into the world above: limbs and last leaves of sumac and hickory, a passing black-capped chickadee, and – down in the far blue – a blouse of cloud.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
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Officials later reopened the highway after the zebra disappeared into the woods.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The eye-catching chair comes in six stunning shades, including sage and cornflower blue, and is constructed with soft boucle fabric, a solid wood base, and a 360-degree swivel base to easily spin around and pivot from person to person when guests are over.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Its seat and back are made from gorgeous woven rattan, while its legs are constructed from sturdy aluminum with a woodgrain finish.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Made from woven plastic rattan, this basket is both stylish, sturdy, and easy to clean.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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As that stack grows to include 6G and quantum, U.S. global infrastructure leadership is at stake.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In late 2022, BBC Studios Productions had taken a 25 percent stake in the company.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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And just like Google, Microsoft can absorb new AI companies with the flick of a switch given its size, distribution moat and extensive networks.—
Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Overnight, the pair switch bodies to learn about the struggles the other is dealing with.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Stave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stave. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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