Steven

[ stee-vuhn ]

/ ˈsti vən /

a male given name.

QUIZZES

Nourish your vocabulary with a refresher on the words from the week of September 14–20, 2020!

Question 1 of 7

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“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Liberals are outraged over the Steven Scalise scandal—but the left has selective amnesia.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
"He brought Ray Charles to the mix as an influence on rock & roll," E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt once raved.
Joe Cocker's Deep Live Cuts|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the case of Steven Eugene Washington, nothing more than a blank stare made him a target for police bullets.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Not glamorous, but neither is Canadian media,” Steven Kerzner wrote in an email.
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything|Soraya Roberts|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nobody seemed to think that the reason the child was usually so good was due largely to Steven's keeping him happily employed.
Big Brother|Annie Fellows-Johnston
Steven was frantic with delight at the free, open life of the woods.
The Redemption of David Corson|Charles Frederic Goss
And the succession could be safeguarded by marrying Steven and Myrna.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Steven stood on one foot, then the other, torn by doubt and indecision.
The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick
Instantly Steven Denby wheeled about and faced the door through which she appeared to saunter languidly.
Under Cover|Roi Cooper Megrue

steven

see even-steven.