Thesaurus results for CUSP

cusp

noun

ˈkəsp

Definition of cusp

as in verge

an interval of time just before the onset of something medical researchers who are on the cusp of a major breakthrough

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as in end

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the cusp of a fang

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Recent Examples of cusp The inability to imagine a middle-class life—especially for the Subaru Socialists right on the cusp of comfort—seems to be what’s behind a slate of recent electoral victories for the Democratic Socialists of America. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026 Pandemic restrictions heavily curtailed his first season, while a wave of antitrust litigation challenged the economic foundation of the NCAA and California moved to the cusp of ushering in the NIL era through state-level legislation. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026 The clutter ebbs and flows like the tide, reflecting the chaos of spaces where artists live, often homes just on the cusp between quaint and unbearably chaotic. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 Also, if this is what the cusp of 50 looks like, please pass the bottle of potion. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cusp

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Sinner, who needed the title to complete a career Grand Slam of his own, lost to Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerúndolo from the verge of victory, wilting in the heat of Paris and with no little help from an illness.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But the police also caution that many stories involving scopolamine verge on urban legend, and confirm that most criminals use other sedative drugs to manipulate their victims.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of verge

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The lovely south-facing casement windows in the living room are original; at the other end of the apartment is enough room for a second bedroom or office, plus a closet).

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

If foods or liquids within the main refrigerator compartment are showing signs of frost or freezing, this is a sign that your fridge could be at its brink.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026
Keegan later moved into management, revitalizing Newcastle United and taking the club to ⁠the brink of the Premier League title in the mid-1990s before enduring a more difficult spell as England manager.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of brink

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Rooms Splayed across the cliff front and dense, thrumming jungle at the southwestern tip of Bali, the 37 villas that make up the property as of 2026 are each completely unique in design, character and art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Here are some tips to make this your best hunting season ever.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tip

Noun

The apex predators were extirpated in the state in the 1920s, beginning to naturally recolonize their native digs only 15 years ago.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
What could pose an even deadlier threat than the apex predators of the Congo River Basin are the diseases that crop up in a myriad of places.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

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