staves

[steyvz]

noun

1. a plural of staff.

2. plural of stave.

staves

/ steɪvz /

noun

1. a plural of staff 1 stave

Example Sentences

For many Americans taking a weight-loss drug, Thanksgiving presents a conundrum: Take the weekly dose that staves off hunger, or push it off so they can feast?

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"In our model, the barrel staves spread out in steps," he says, "each step representing a new limiting factor that becomes active as the cell grows faster."

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France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

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The announcement comes as Biden staves off criticism from a forthcoming book that claims he and his advisers hid his deteriorating health while he was in the White House.

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However, that only staves off the pressure for a moment as the kick fails to make touch and Ireland are on the front foot again.

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