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stanza

[stan-zuh] / ˈstæn zə /
NOUN
stave
Synonyms


NOUN
verse
Synonyms


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Crocker has changed his approach as he was now coming forward a bit more with his tight guard, and that was suiting Donovan, with the fight seemingly on a knife-edge heading into the final stanza.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

A shaky middle stanza, when the 26-year-old right-hander stumbled with a 2-4 mark and 4.43 ERA over his next eight outings from May 8 to June 19.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

Mercifully for Edmonton, they have Leon Draisaitl, their German goal-scoring virtuoso and overtime reaper, who yet again found magic in the sudden-death stanza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

The Kings’ largest lead was 22 points late in the third quarter before the Lakers closed the stanza on a 15-5 run.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

By the time I got to Mr. Winston's class, he was wrapping up his usual theatrics and a weeklong lesson, explaining the final stanza of the poem.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds




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