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Recent Examples of cusp
In 2023, Nvidia was at the cusp of being valued as a trillion-dollar company.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
While neither poses any immediate threats to Florida, one system is right on the cusp of forming into a tropical depression or storm (potentially named Gabrielle).
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, two years later, Viskari stands at the cusp of his junior season at Missouri as one of the Tigers’ top golfers.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
That situation isn’t unheard of in Idol’s recent history, where Seacrest or the judges have inked new deals just on the cusp of a new season’s production beginning.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
While neither poses any immediate threats to Florida, one system is right on the cusp of forming into a tropical depression or storm (potentially named Gabrielle).
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, two years later, Viskari stands at the cusp of his junior season at Missouri as one of the Tigers’ top golfers.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
That situation isn’t unheard of in Idol’s recent history, where Seacrest or the judges have inked new deals just on the cusp of a new season’s production beginning.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cusp
Noun
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Realistically, Boston is right on the verge of real championship contention.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Loewe In the Loewe show, new creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez displayed many versions of a rigid kitten-heel pump with a high vamp that made the style verge into bootie territory.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the very end, his mother made a brief appearance to wrap up the routine.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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None of this means the era of massive, trillion-parameter models is coming to an end.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Local wages, however, haven’t kept pace, pushing more and more households toward the financial brink.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The pandemic brought many of us to similar brinks.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Visitors can meet firefighters/paramedics and see live demonstrations, fire engines and equipment and pick up safety and wildfire prevention tips.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The resounding tension of this nearly 100-year-old psychological masterpiece will leave modern audiences guessing until its emotional apex.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Human beasts are rarely alone, and far from secure at the apex of the animal kingdom.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusp. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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