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 Lazarus is an ideal first stop, opening early with their on-site coffee roastery operations that produce an excellent cup of joe. Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 Add the ravioli and ¼ cup pasta cooking water and stir until the sauce is creamy and the ravioli are coated. CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025 Kong started with a Universal glass meant to be used across all types of wine, but has since launched dozens of other products, including a line of more durable glassware called GV Home and a Ceramics Collection that features two styles of porcelain cups. Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025 Her ideas for the bowl included ramen cups, protein bars, chips, pretzels, microwavable mac and cheese, snack pudding packs and mini muffins. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cup
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Noun
  • Other portraits spotted on the White House walls include a presidential portrait that similar to his August 2023 mug shot as well as a framed New York Post cover showing his actual mug shot.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Click here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards and more.
    Laura A. Oda, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.

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