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teacup

noun

Definition of teacup

as in cup

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Recent Examples of teacup Above the minibar are Kemp’s pretty teacups and saucers designed for Wedgewood. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The window to score was the size of a teacup. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 No need to worry about sourcing a matching teacup! — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026 The painting, which is featured in a traveling Sherald survey that opens at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art on May 15, features a young woman holding an oversized teacup and staring at the viewer. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for teacup

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Noun

Messi beat Balenziaga twice, as well as three other Athletic players, during a crazy dribble that belonged in a school playground, not a cup final.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
The existing Illy Art Collection of cups and mugs, by his account, is the largest of its kind in the world.

— Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of cup

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Like its existing Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smart glasses lines, the new designs are developed with EssilorLuxxottica — the group that also owns Prada eyewear, rumored to be Meta’s next collaborator.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026
Those included a charmingly cluttered Bucket family home, a lush candyland with the smell of chocolate piped through the Royal Theater to complement the full-size mock chocolate river, and a glass elevator that flew above the audience.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of glass

Noun

That collection includes serving trays, platters, linens, vases, and wine goblets with pops of blues and yellows for a coastal vibe.

— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The first is designed with standard drinks in mind, while the second one is made specifically for wine goblets.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

Definition of goblet

Noun

The Dundon family comprises the entire first two rows of names on the iconic chalice, even though Papa Dundon is the only one who holds a position within the organization.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.

— SPIN Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026

Definition of chalice

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