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
If using a weight, hold it vertically in front of you or in a goblet position at your chest.
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Currie Engel, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
The goblet style offers a subtle twist on the pinch pleat, creating a slightly more decorative look at the top of the panel.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
To round out the Mary Kay sensibility—beauty without eros—big earners received diamond bumblebee pins, golden goblets, and birthstone rings.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
With that in mind, Yvonne and I sat down with our golden goblets to unpack the Season 10 reunion.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Currie Engel, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
The goblet style offers a subtle twist on the pinch pleat, creating a slightly more decorative look at the top of the panel.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
To round out the Mary Kay sensibility—beauty without eros—big earners received diamond bumblebee pins, golden goblets, and birthstone rings.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
With that in mind, Yvonne and I sat down with our golden goblets to unpack the Season 10 reunion.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblet
Noun
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Here’s to a glass-skin, gorgeous complexion this summer at a budget-friendly price.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
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Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Noun
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One casualty was his lovely Princeton apartment, which never came together, more grad-student than dean in its feel, a lonely refrigerator in the kitchen holding only a cup of iced coffee or a jar of mayonnaise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Pour about 1/4 cup of canola, flaxseed, or vegetable oil over the surface of the griddle, and scrub the oil into the surface using a pumice grill block.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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“Goblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblet. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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