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Recent Examples of teacup
The four-decade veteran of As the World Turns made her exit after just over a year on the series in appropriately grand fashion, by swigging a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills in a January episode.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
His typescripts and teacups were sacralized, like the Shroud of Turin.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Croissants and sweet pastries lined the tables, with empty teacups waiting to be filled.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Gone are the days — more or less — of dressing-room scraps or managers hurling teacups at the wall.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 May 2025
His typescripts and teacups were sacralized, like the Shroud of Turin.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Croissants and sweet pastries lined the tables, with empty teacups waiting to be filled.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Gone are the days — more or less — of dressing-room scraps or managers hurling teacups at the wall.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacup
Noun
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Head to Stanley to grab tumblers and cups in a variety of sizes for up to 40 percent off through Thursday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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In Grand Prix, selecting a four-race cup essentially designates a region to race through, all with an environmental throughline.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
Noun
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For example, higher-quality glass, like ceramic glass, tends to be more scratch-resistant and durable than more affordable iterations.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2025
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The sculpture appears in the form of a glass cube, which glows with light that changes color based on live temperature data taken from the Hoh Rain Forest in near Seattle, Washington State.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The day starts with Jesse chasing his hangover with two big goblets of champagne, so by the time the cast climbs into a Sprinter to go to a winery, Jesse is already chair of the itty-bitty-litty committee.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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But whether the ancient residents of Troy truly sipped wine out of these goblets has long been consigned to the realm of speculation.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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From 1947 through 1954, the winners of the iconic race were handed cold water in a silver chalice.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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The Wanamaker Trophy is a beast: a 27-pound silver chalice stretching 27 inches from handle to handle and 28 inches from top to bottom.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacup. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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