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a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking
a large cup that can hold almost a pint of hot chocolate
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Recent Examples of cups
People with flu-like symptoms are advised to cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently with soap and water, avoid sharing cups and cutlery with others, avoid kissing others and stay at home to recover.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In late August, Vrabel walked up to his favorite diner in Nashville, two cups of Starbucks in hand — one, a quad espresso, for him, and the other for the journalist spending the day with him.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Compared with non-coffee drinkers, drinking more than four cups of caffeinated coffee daily was associated with a 17% reduction in HNC overall, a 30% reduction in oral cavity cancer, and a 22% reduction in oropharyngeal cancer.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
Civic groups, churches and the local government provided them with tents for resting, water, toiletries, tea and snacks like tangerines, Choco Pies and instant noodle cups.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Drinking three to four cups of caffeinated coffee a day was associated with a 41% reduction in hypopharyngeal cancer.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
It is expected to surpass the 2023 Red Cup Day strike, when workers protested one of the busiest days of the year in which customers can get free reusable cups.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
At this point, toss in 1 1/2 cups of bite-sized torn pieces of ciabatta bread.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Beginning with noodles, repeat layering process once more with 4 of the noodles, remaining ricotta mixture (about 1 3/4 cups), 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, remaining vegetable mixture (about 1 3/4 cups), and 1 cup of the marinara.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
In late August, Vrabel walked up to his favorite diner in Nashville, two cups of Starbucks in hand — one, a quad espresso, for him, and the other for the journalist spending the day with him.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Compared with non-coffee drinkers, drinking more than four cups of caffeinated coffee daily was associated with a 17% reduction in HNC overall, a 30% reduction in oral cavity cancer, and a 22% reduction in oropharyngeal cancer.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
Civic groups, churches and the local government provided them with tents for resting, water, toiletries, tea and snacks like tangerines, Choco Pies and instant noodle cups.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Drinking three to four cups of caffeinated coffee a day was associated with a 41% reduction in hypopharyngeal cancer.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
It is expected to surpass the 2023 Red Cup Day strike, when workers protested one of the busiest days of the year in which customers can get free reusable cups.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
At this point, toss in 1 1/2 cups of bite-sized torn pieces of ciabatta bread.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Beginning with noodles, repeat layering process once more with 4 of the noodles, remaining ricotta mixture (about 1 3/4 cups), 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, remaining vegetable mixture (about 1 3/4 cups), and 1 cup of the marinara.
—Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Cups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cups. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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