cupped

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Recent Examples of cupped They’re finished with deep cupped footbeds and come in six colors. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Unassuming in appearance, these flip flops actually pack in firm arch support as well as a memory foam core and cupped heel—all the elements of the stability needed, along with extra traction and grip but those slippery boat surfaces. Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2025 It was cut in eight slices, each with one flat piece of pepperoni and and one cupped piece. Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupped
Adjective
  • The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025
  • But in all realities, the E3 uses two auto-focus points – like a stereo range finder – for engraving over uneven or concave/convex surfaces.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Nas is no stranger to flex raps, but his blockchain bars have the hollow ring of a timeshare sales pitch.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Flesh is an attempt to write richly about a hollow man, in that hollow man’s own impoverished language.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The spidery flowers feature golden yellow recurved petals and showy stamens.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Jordan competes in the recurved bow category, which has limbs at the top and bottom of the bow that curve away from the archer.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024
Adjective
  • Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn.
    Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The smallest, what are called ultrafine particles, even slip through the alveolar capillary barrier itself, crossing into the bloodstream, and from there travel throughout the body, including to the heart, the brain, and the kidneys to initiate even more destruction and disease (see below).
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The carbon-containing alveolar macrophages in COPD patients’ lungs were also larger than macrophages without visible carbon, the study found.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Guests can relax by the sunken pool, inspired by classic Texas swimming holes; an on-site spa is also available.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
  • But when a recipe specifically calls for something else, substituting another type may leave you with a sunken cake or flat biscuits.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The hill sits off a dirt road and takes a bit of trudging up before the dimpled geodes start appearing in earnest.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Cupped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupped. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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