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Recent Examples of cusp
Residents went to court this week to try to avoid Friday's deadline, which comes on the cusp of extremely cold weather and the holidays.
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Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The five conference champions ranked highest are guaranteed a spot in the CFP, and the Broncos ended up being right on the cusp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Dec. 2025
But who knew the Aztecs, picked for eighth place in a preseason Mountain West media poll and SDFC, a first-year expansion team, would play their way to the cusp of their respective championships?
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Looking to the future, Chakkarwar said the pharmaceutical industry is at the cusp of several GLP-1 related discoveries.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
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Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The five conference champions ranked highest are guaranteed a spot in the CFP, and the Broncos ended up being right on the cusp.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Dec. 2025
But who knew the Aztecs, picked for eighth place in a preseason Mountain West media poll and SDFC, a first-year expansion team, would play their way to the cusp of their respective championships?
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Looking to the future, Chakkarwar said the pharmaceutical industry is at the cusp of several GLP-1 related discoveries.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cusp
Noun
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These ideas are big and ripe for the picking, but James’ interest in delivering a full meal verges on overstuffed.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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About 35 kilometers upstream lies the city of Port Coquitlam, which marks the eastern verge of greater Vancouver.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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The controversy began at the end of a planning and zoning meeting last Thursday, when the council member raised concerns about Border Patrol agents stopping people in the community.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yet the fact remains that their league position has slipped from fifth to 12th since away supporters last watched their team winning in the league, 2-0 at Nottingham Forest at the end of November.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hope still wafted through the 104,122 in attendance, especially after Reed drove the team downfield to brink of overtime, only to come up short on a touch pass the Hurricanes read well.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Dec. 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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The contest is sponsored by the Underwater Photography Guide, which offers tips, tutorials and gear reviews, among other guidance.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Transfer to pastry bag fitted with star tip and pipe 8 mounds over holes on top of baba.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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This weakening of the teeth of the apex predators could affect the broader marine ecosystem, too.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yamagami’s sister’s testimony was, as measured by the number of weeping observers, the emotional apex of the trial.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusp. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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