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“Stade” or “Staid” or “Stayed”

stade / staid / stayed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

stade s·t·EY·d

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

staid s·t·EY·d

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

stayed s·t·EY·d

  • verbstay the same; remain in a certain state.
  • verbstay put (in a certain place).
  • verbcontinue in a place, position, or situation.
  • verbremain behind.
  • verbstop or halt.
  • verbstop a judicial process.
  • verbfasten with stays.
Usage

Examples in context

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“stade”

  • …Hager, Christine L. Krueger, George Stade, and Karen Karbiener.
  • Stade de Reims Profile
  • He currently plays for Stade Tunisien in the Tunisian Ligue
  • Stade Amari Daou
  • …match 2–1 at home to Stade de Reims in the last…
  • …and national stadia (like the Stade de France).
  • …started his professional career at Stade Rennais in 2004 as an
  • …before he was scouted by Stade de Reims in 2015.
  • …made his professional debut for Stade de Reims in a Ligue…
  • …cup by defeating England at Stade de France.

“staid”

  • No they staid in St. Louis while we…
  • …in the silent era was staid, stagy and lacking emotion" and…
  • …originally its interior was more staid and conventional for the times.

“stayed”

  • …shortly after the start and stayed away despite Durand's dropping back…
  • …Nemedians came from Iberia and stayed in Ireland for many years,…
  • …for Buenos Aires, where he stayed to conduct further business in…
  • …employment, those Native Americans who stayed on the reservations generally worked…
  • …a top 20; which it stayed at until being replaced by…
  • …Republican presidential primaries, Bopp initially stayed neutral in the race because…
  • …on the ticket, and Eisenhower stayed with him.
  • …Miller suggest that this tendency stayed with him his entire life,…
  • Mayweather stayed aggressive in the eighth round,…
  • …for a career, 89 percent stayed in the greater Rochester area…

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