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  • proper noun A diminutive of Steven and Stephen, also used as a formal male given name.
  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Stephanie.

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Examples

  • STEVE OTTER, DEPUTY EDITOR, "BEST LIFE": And the one thing I'm going to (INAUDIBLE) for Steve to think about is, how many hundred thousand dollars does he have making 2 percent, which means he's losing money to inflation?

    CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2008 2008

  • Hell, he posts new threads, an dhe jsut claimed taht steve allows this behavior because it represents a work savings for Steve.

    RegEM « Climate Audit 2006

  • BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Steve and I weren't like father and son.

    CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2006 2006

  • BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Please don't grieve for Steve, he's at peace now.

    CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2006 2006

  • BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: I'm a lucky, lucky guy that I've had the opportunity to have a son like Steve.

    CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2006 2006

  • BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Steve knew the risks involved with the type of work he was doing.

    CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2006 2006

  • Posted April 30, 2009 at 3:37 am | Permalink no i mean its cruel to do this to steve The person who cut an pasted that picture is jealous of Steve and i love steve he was an inspiratoin to me I hate anyone who makes fun of STEVE IRWIN REST IN PEACE I KNOW STEVE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!

    Crowe on Irwin: appalling « raincoaster 2006

  • BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Steve knew the risks involved with the type of work he was doing, and he wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

    CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2006 2006

  • DICK CLARK, FRIEND OF STEVE ALLEN: Lou, pardon me, I'm terribly shocked because Steve was not only one of my idols, he was my neighbor in Encino for many years.

    CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Multitalented Steve Allen Dies in Encino, California - October 31, 2000 2000

  • This afternoon when steve got back I went for a swim in the local spring area in El Questro, the water was a little chilly but well worth the refreshing dip, I then had a little nap in the banana lounges that are on the bank of the spring while Steve took the kids to cool off with some ice cream treats.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

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  • 2017 - a newly discovered stream of glowing gas spotted in the night sky.

    "Testing showed it appeared to be a hot stream of fast-flowing gas in the higher reaches of the atmosphere." - spotted in the BBC.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39686055

    The downside to calling a natural phenomenom 'Steve' is that future researchers will have a hard time trying to look it up in journals.

    April 23, 2017

  • Spotted in a CBC news story about Steve

    "The phenomenon does now have a backronym of an official name: strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (Steve for short)."

    March 20, 2018