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 hotel’s opening ceremony included speeches, a ribbon cutting and a toast with goblets of margaritas so large that some Margaritaville team members required two hands to hold.
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Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Thus was the future of this noble tradition secured, that generations yet unborn may still dance and raise goblets in cheer.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Archaeologists at Troy have unearthed more than 100 depas goblets dated to between 2500 and 2000 B.C.E.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Get your golden goblets ready: Love Is Blind is back for another season!
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
Thus was the future of this noble tradition secured, that generations yet unborn may still dance and raise goblets in cheer.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Archaeologists at Troy have unearthed more than 100 depas goblets dated to between 2500 and 2000 B.C.E.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Get your golden goblets ready: Love Is Blind is back for another season!
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblet
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Amazon is also prototyping AI smart glasses that will guide its delivery drivers on the road, embedding a small screen in their field of vision [Yahoo Finance, 2025].—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Shop from art vendors, grab tasty bites to eat and, of course, sip on a glass (or two) of wine.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The treble — a club winning their domestic league title, main domestic cup competition and the European Cup/Champions League — has happened 11 times, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich the only sides to do so more than once.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not only is this adorable beaded coffee cup a subtle nod to your caffeine habit, but its crafted with beautiful glass beads for a totally charm-ing vibe.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Goblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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