cusps

plural of cusp
1
as in verges
an interval of time just before the onset of something medical researchers who are on the cusp of a major breakthrough

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2
as in tips
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the cusp of a fang

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Noun
  • The lineup of dishes and sauces and combos verges on overwhelming; they’re presented in a mix of typefaces and colors, and punctuated by herky-jerky photo animations—a waving hand holding a soft-serve twist, spidery fingers with brass nail extensions used in the traditional Thai dance Fawn Leb.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Otherwise, keep an eye out for additional care tips from the manufacturer's instructions for your specific robovac.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The police chief began to field tips about simian sightings as far away as Florida.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The pandemic brought many of us to similar brinks.
    Eric Olson September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones breaks down over time.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Curtis and Kirk were indeed to be found on opposite ends of virtually every hot-button cultural issue on which the latter made his name as a debater and provocateur.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Using a silhouette reminiscent of the iconic 1920s Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, the Maison Margiela Loved to Death sneakers dial up the distressing with visible seams, raw edges and distressed rubber soles, but that’s only the beginning.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Using them lets the driver maximize engine power under varying driving conditions, such as accelerating in a straight line or blasting between apexes at a track or on a twisty road.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But the moral crime may be right under the noses of congressional Democrats.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Cusps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusps. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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