as in glass
a container used for drinking liquids that has a round bowl on top of a stem attached to a flat base
The water was served in fancy crystal goblets.
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Recent Examples of goblet
The Ain Samiya goblet, discovered in the West Bank in 1970, is the subject of new research about how ancient people viewed the universe — and primordial chaos — in antiquity.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Those in the know order Overlook Lounge’s only off-menu cocktail, the matador, served in a martini goblet with the handle of an actual antler.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Both drinks are served in the restaurant’s signature Mucho goblet glasses.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
Other photos shared show the wedding's table settings, featuring amber goblets, burgundy flowers, and a sea of twinkly lights.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Those in the know order Overlook Lounge’s only off-menu cocktail, the matador, served in a martini goblet with the handle of an actual antler.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Both drinks are served in the restaurant’s signature Mucho goblet glasses.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
Other photos shared show the wedding's table settings, featuring amber goblets, burgundy flowers, and a sea of twinkly lights.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblet
Noun
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Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Transfer the bones to a medium pot and add the mirin, soy sauce, sake, brown sugar, black pepper, scallion greens, garlic, ginger, and 1 cup of water.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
22 Jan. 2026
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Top the sauce with the mozzarella cheese and remaining ¼ cup of parmesan cheese.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Goblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblet. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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