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 From left: Tiffany J. Marie holds a cup of coffee while speaking to the camera. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Who's the moron who decided to drop it from the world cup? Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025 Founded by Jackman after meeting and sharing a cup of coffee with a farmer in Ethiopia, Laughing Man sells coffee and merchandise online as well as in their brick-and-mortar shop in New York City. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025 Walking around a huge party with nobody to talk to was painful enough, but walking around the same party with two full cups was even worse. Literary Hub, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cup
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Noun
  • Jail records show Boelter was booked into the Hennepin County Jail early Monday and included two mug shots of Boelter wearing an orange prison shirt.
    Obed Lamy, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
  • Central Time Monday and include two mug shots, one from the front and one from the side, of Boelter wearing an orange prison shirt.
    Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Get your golden goblets ready: Love Is Blind is back for another season!
    Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • 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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“Cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cup. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.

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