as in mug
a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking a large cup that can hold almost a pint of hot chocolate

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Recent Examples of cup This Breville frother, $159.95 at Breville, comes with a measuring cup for easy pouring. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025 Just a half cup of raw oats contains up to 4 mg of dietary iron.8 Riboflavin: Eggs contain high amounts of riboflavin (vitamin B2), which works to turn food into energy. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025 These are classic geriatric syndromes that usually receive a classic medical response: the senior is ordered to pee in a cup for testing. Dr. Nick Schneeman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025 This means most people should stick to roughly four cups of coffee or less per day. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cup

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“Cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cup. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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