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Recent Examples of cusp
Oh, 6-0 Georgia Tech’s right on the cusp of the bracket (after beating 2-5 Virginia Tech 35-20)?
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The church is now a regular part of American religious life, perhaps best exemplified by Romney’s rise to the cusp of the presidency over a decade ago.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Man Ray is one of the few Dada-Surrealist cusp figures who finessed affiliations with both movements without alienating either one.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2023, Nvidia was at the cusp of being valued as a trillion-dollar company.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The church is now a regular part of American religious life, perhaps best exemplified by Romney’s rise to the cusp of the presidency over a decade ago.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Man Ray is one of the few Dada-Surrealist cusp figures who finessed affiliations with both movements without alienating either one.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2023, Nvidia was at the cusp of being valued as a trillion-dollar company.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 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
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September marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which Beijing commemorated with a massive military parade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Growth Growth measures how well students performed on the end-of-year tests when compared with the previous year's results.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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Large corporate bankruptcies are surging in 2025, with inflation, interest rates and policy uncertainty driving more major U.S. companies to the financial brink, according to a report from Cornerstone Research.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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With Metro Boomin and Southside pushing Atlanta trap music to its soul-bleeding brink, Future is bursting at the seams with vindictiveness, misery, and passion.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
30 Sep. 2025
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After playing a career-best game to tip off the season, pouring in 31 points against Indiana State, Bradford has gone cold from beyond the arc in the past two games, not attempting a three against Tennessee Tech and missing all five of his attempts on Tuesday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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The National Institutes of Health has tips for managing symptoms, including limiting alcohol and caffeine, and maintaining a healthy body weight.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The young blood’s plan is to kill the Kalis, an apex predator said to be unkillable, and bring its head home to dad, who Dek imagines will finally accept him as his son with the right trophy kill.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then, there's the Kalisk – an apex predator that's apparently unkillable.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusp. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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