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: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
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sports
: a period (such as a half or an inning) into which the duration of a game is divided
The game's prime moment wasn't the decisive and popular eighth-inning, two-run homer by Mark Bellhorn … but a sensational play by Boston's Manny Ramirez in the top of that same stanza.—
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So, of course … Colton’s Thursday — D … after scoring a one-timer at Utah in the first period, Colton left a 5-1 win in Salt Lake City midway through the second stanza with an apparent hand injury.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
The latter delivers a particularly blistering stanza, as the Brooklyn rep compares his watch faces to Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s complexions.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
This episode’s pertinent stanza: Seekest thou the road to all that’s foul and fair,
Gather sisters’ fire: water, earth, and air.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
The 49ers also held a 10-point lead in the final stanza.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
The latter delivers a particularly blistering stanza, as the Brooklyn rep compares his watch faces to Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s complexions.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
This episode’s pertinent stanza: Seekest thou the road to all that’s foul and fair,
Gather sisters’ fire: water, earth, and air.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
The 49ers also held a 10-point lead in the final stanza.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Stanza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stanza. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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stanza
noun
stan·za
ˈstan-zə 
: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually repeating pattern of rhythm and rhyme
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