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teacup

noun

Definition of teacup

as in cup

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Recent Examples of teacup The general reaction to the policy has been overwhelmingly positive, Xue said, aside from some remarks on social media that charging for a smashed teacup was a petty move. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 West said Eisner was particularly delighted with the stage trickery that allowed a child actor to be seen as Chip, a teacup. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 Teaspoons are placed to the right of the teacup saucer if serving tea or another applicable beverage. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 The courses can be tiny, from a teeny teacup of hot chicken broth infused with the aged Alpine echo of Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese or a squiggly sweet funnel cake dusted with spicebush berry sugar. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for teacup

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Noun

The sauce uses a cup of white wine, so there’s most of a bottle left to enjoy with dinner.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Using a coffee cup that Tanzer threw out, the investigators confirmed Tanzer’s DNA was found on Beatty’s dress.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cup

Noun

Sky & Vine Rooftop Bar serves up cocktails and wine by the glass alongside casual fare like patatas bravas and lobster corn dogs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Norway's government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of glass

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Matchbooks in Gap’s signature blue shade filled a silver goblet nearby, seemingly serving as a reminder to notice the small things.

— Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Seashell cocktail goblets, sumptuous carpets, and soft fabric wall drapes in dreamy baby blue evoke silver screen-era Vegas.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of goblet

Noun

The priest reportedly sold them the chalice for $19,440, with the jeweler believing that the money was going to help the church’s finances, authorities said.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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