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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
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
Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 May 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
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
Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 May 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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Participants can take part in the town’s stein hoisting contest to see who can hold a full tankard of beer the longest.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vestar’s founders were bankers at First Boston who left to specialize in buying and selling companies like red plastic cup king Solo and Big Heart Pet Brands, known for Milk-Bones.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Increase salted butter to ¼ cup and onion to 2 cups.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Dern, an executive producer on the series, who also plays feminist activist Linda Shaw, had one person in mind for the role of Norma Dellacorte, the flask-toting matriarch who rules the area’s social scene.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its running vest-style chest harness provides comfort, stability, and most importantly, easy-access pockets for snacks (or a soft flask for water).—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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According to Berkeley Police, a resident on the 800 block of Colusa Avenue in North Berkeley notified firefighters on Friday about several bottles of hazardous substances in their basement.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Get a bottle online at the winery’s site, Lumen.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Humans can enter a stein-holding contest, while canines can compete in a pup cup-holding challenge.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Oct. 2025
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The popular beer-stein holding contests — with divisions for both men and women — will be back, and there’ll also be a contest to see who wears the best dirndl and lederhosen.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ward arrived with coordinator Wink Martindale in 2022 and helped instill a lunch pail quality into the front of an aggressive Giants defense, which galvanized the team to its lone postseason berth since 2016 and its only playoff win since 2011.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Molinaroli sees his effort as a laboratory for social change because education for him is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The dinner’s audience constituted a melting pot of society, with individuals of all socioeconomic backgrounds, nationalities, ages, and ethnicities in attendance.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But over time, pods get grungy and moldy just like your coffee pot does.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This requires reheating the trusty coffee kettle for another cup of stimulation.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
21 Jan. 2026
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Just a short drive from Fort Wayne, this park has multiple glacial kettle lakes filled with largemouth bass, gar, and bluegill.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
19 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoup. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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