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Recent Examples of cuppy
Shrub roses ‘Cosmic Clouds,’ hybridized by Christian Bédard and introduced by Weeks Roses, has open to full, cuppy, medium-size blooms.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Its 60 to 75 petals are arranged in a quartered style, making the blooms look old-fashioned and cuppy.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Shrub and climbing shrub roses ‘Sultry Night,’ hybridized by Tom Carruth and introduced by Weeks Roses, has old-fashioned, cuppy and very double magenta blooms that flower in clusters.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
But Gallahadion, who had been second to Bimelech a week earlier in Churchill Downs’ Derby Trial, excelled over a cuppy track, getting a rail-skimming ride from jockey Carroll Bierman to beat Bimelech by 1 ½ lengths in the Derby.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Its 60 to 75 petals are arranged in a quartered style, making the blooms look old-fashioned and cuppy.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Shrub and climbing shrub roses ‘Sultry Night,’ hybridized by Tom Carruth and introduced by Weeks Roses, has old-fashioned, cuppy and very double magenta blooms that flower in clusters.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
But Gallahadion, who had been second to Bimelech a week earlier in Churchill Downs’ Derby Trial, excelled over a cuppy track, getting a rail-skimming ride from jockey Carroll Bierman to beat Bimelech by 1 ½ lengths in the Derby.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuppy
Adjective
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Equally hollow are the claims that his proposal is low risk.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Most of the other obvious yuks are flashy and hollow: Of course M3GAN will dance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Meet the fox tapeworm The new study is a retrospective one, in which a group of doctors in Switzerland examined medical records of 334 patients who developed the disease alveolar echinococcosis (AE) over a 50-year span (1973–2022).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Implants require invasive surgery and good combination of implants and alveolar bone.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Sep. 2020
Adjective
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The Silencio sequence marks a reality-shattering crescendo to Lynch’s film — and an emotional crest, with leads Naomi Watts and Laura Harring both bursting into tears while viewing Del Rio’s performance in the cavernous club.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Over the fence, folks can spy the cavernous stage and the scaffolding above for the technical crew still in place, and that sparks memories.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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“Cuppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuppy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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