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Recent Examples of stoup
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!
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Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 31 Dec. 2022
Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 May 2021
Thin footpaths weave past remnants of a fifth-century hut, ancient field boundaries and an eighth-century medieval chapel, still with its holy water stoup.
—Kate Eshelby, CNN, 14 June 2021
Likely used between Edward and Henry’s reigns, the stoup, or basin, held holy water for monks to wash their hands in upon entering the abbey.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2020
The stoups were dry in churches in the weeks leading to the shelter-in-place order.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2020
Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.
—Fox News, 4 Mar. 2020
Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 31 Dec. 2022
Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 May 2021
Thin footpaths weave past remnants of a fifth-century hut, ancient field boundaries and an eighth-century medieval chapel, still with its holy water stoup.
—Kate Eshelby, CNN, 14 June 2021
Likely used between Edward and Henry’s reigns, the stoup, or basin, held holy water for monks to wash their hands in upon entering the abbey.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2020
The stoups were dry in churches in the weeks leading to the shelter-in-place order.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2020
Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.
—Fox News, 4 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoup
Noun
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Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
5 June 2024
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Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Upstairs, the chalet’s gift shop carries all varieties of cheeses and quality goods, such as coffee cups with traditional découpage silhouette scenes.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The tiny appliance can cook up to two cups of rice.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
Noun
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On his delivery routes, Bridges drinks from a flask to keep hydrated, and catches and eats bugs when peckish.—
Simon Parkin,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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Naked running belt: $48 This belt by Naked, on sale for less than $50 at Amazon, holds your hydration flasks and carries your cell phone, energy gels, fuel bars and sunglasses.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese lady behind the bar served my father a bottle of Budweiser and a bowl of peanuts.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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To disinfect the inside of the refrigerator without bleach or other chemicals, mix one part of white vinegar and two parts of hot water in a spray bottle.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article As is the tradition in Vista during Memorial Day weekend, thousands of folks will take part in festivities at a street fair centered around strawberries, from pie eating to ice cream sundae contests and beer stein holding competitions.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Expect pictures from various party headquarters, with everyone huddled around lead candidates — champagne flutes or beer steins in hand, depending on the party — waiting for those first results.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For decades, our workers have swept the streets and then put the refuse in bags next to the garbage pails on street corners.—
Peter Madonia,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Trump set the house on fire and then fetched a single pail of water.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
Noun
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It is then topped with grated parmesan that melts on contact to create a sweet, salty, ultra-decadent pot of the Italian rice that tastes even better when reheated the next day.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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More than eight years after the state moved to allow adults to use marijuana recreationally, rules for how Amsterdam-style pot cafes will operate in the Bay State are finally coming into focus and could be in place by Halloween.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
Noun
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An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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To do it, the brewers ran hot wort from the kettle down the channel of a split 12-foot section of a pine tree.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Stoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoup. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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