as in mugs
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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The blender comes with three mixing cups.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Fill a bathtub with water and add three to four cups of apple cider vinegar.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Three cups are pointed towards the Sun to record solar wind while inside the heliosphere, while the fourth is positioned at a right angle to the others to capture information on various planetary magnetospheres, the heliosphere, and interstellar space.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
The plastic cups are filled images of beloved characters including Barbie and Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies, Coca-Cola polar bears, Hello Kitty and Peanuts, McDonald’s mascots, and a combination of Shrek, Jurassic Park and Minions.
—Antonia Debianchi, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Cup Noodles are sold in microwaveable cups, featuring instant noodles in umami-packed, peppery pork soup.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Fill a bathtub with water and add three to four cups of apple cider vinegar.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Three cups are pointed towards the Sun to record solar wind while inside the heliosphere, while the fourth is positioned at a right angle to the others to capture information on various planetary magnetospheres, the heliosphere, and interstellar space.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
The plastic cups are filled images of beloved characters including Barbie and Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies, Coca-Cola polar bears, Hello Kitty and Peanuts, McDonald’s mascots, and a combination of Shrek, Jurassic Park and Minions.
—Antonia Debianchi, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Cup Noodles are sold in microwaveable cups, featuring instant noodles in umami-packed, peppery pork soup.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Cups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cups. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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