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Recent Examples of teacup
Tay was pictured behind his family with green face paint, while their daughter Ellie went as Cindy Lou Who, wearing a black-and-white gingham dress with a fuzzy red cape, a red headband adorned with a white teacup, and red knee-high socks with white ruffles at the bottom.
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Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Each galaxy is like a spinning teacup, but the whole platform – the cosmic filament — is rotating too.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
All things mini, from charcuterie boards to teacup-sized tambourines, are trending.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Even secondary characters and park-specific icons, like the Haunted Mansion’s Hat Box Ghost and Chip and Dale in a Mad Tea Party teacup, are included.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Each galaxy is like a spinning teacup, but the whole platform – the cosmic filament — is rotating too.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
All things mini, from charcuterie boards to teacup-sized tambourines, are trending.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Even secondary characters and park-specific icons, like the Haunted Mansion’s Hat Box Ghost and Chip and Dale in a Mad Tea Party teacup, are included.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teacup
Noun
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Two league titles, three Taca de Portugal cups, and three Portuguese Super Cups.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The headset’s microphone can be either a traditional boom microphone positioned close to the mouth or an array of microphones located farther away on the ear cups incorporating beamforming to isolate the wearer’s voice from any background noise.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This came into sharp focus at Prada’s Thursday show as Zuckerberg and Chan walked into the event, an appearance likely tied to rumors that Meta will collaborate with Prada on a smart glasses offering.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aim to create a goblet-like tree shape, which is the most efficient for growing large harvests of apples.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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Keep an eye out for red water goblets for storing candy in.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mulvihill was the keeper of the trophy: the Van Nostrand Challenge Cup, a silver chalice with wintry sailing scenes in bas-relief.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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To an extent Amorim was handed a chalice which has felt forever poisoned.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teacup. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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