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
  • Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The film takes a fun detour in the third act into what almost verges into horror territory.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The postseason tournament tips off on Sunday, September 14, at 1 pm ET, with games televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s how to put her best tips into practice.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chase Joynt is a non-fiction filmmaker and writer who works at the edges of genre.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Today, crews continued to make significant progress improving fire lines along the southern, eastern, and western edges of the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to Typology, apply a quarter-size amount, lather from root to ends, and massage into scalp.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 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
  • Dogs have an incredibly keen sense of smell—up to 100,000 times stronger than a human's, with around 300 million receptors in their noses, according to pet food manufacturer Purina.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Right under our noses, Homo sapiens is transitioning into a new type of species that might be called Homo techno.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Cusps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusps. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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