as in mug
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 cup Bell asks Peck, who played his stepbrother on the comedy series from 2004-2007, while the former sips on the brown liquid inside the cup. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025 Top with remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025 Consider gifting some colorful stacking cups or the cutest teether toy. Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025 To make chia pudding, stir two tablespoons of chia seeds into ½ to ¾ cup of your preferred milk or yogurt. Christina Manian, Health, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cup
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Noun
  • Photos of your veterans could be mug shots, family photos or gravestones.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Musty libraries are filled with books, papers and photographs; in one, a nearby coffee mug sits unretrieved.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Two decades later, those goblets remain a hallmark of my Thanksgiving dinner—along with an eclectic mix of guests.
    Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • If that means the Evil Twin Pink Pineapple, prepare for a goblet of roseate brew whose tartness zaps the mouth like a laser.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cup. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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