Thesaurus results for CUSP

cusp

noun

ˈkəsp

as in verge

an interval of time just before the onset of something medical researchers who are on the cusp of a major breakthrough

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as in end

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the cusp of a fang

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Recent Examples of cusp But as interest rates are on cusp of dropping, the bank stock gold rush could be coming to an end. —

Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024 As Oklahoma City ascended from a rebuilding team to the cusp of a contender, Williams was a crucial piece of that happening. —

Nick Crain, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024 This was a moment when soft-landing confidence got a jolt, which would peak a month later at all-time highs above 5660 on the S & P. Fed toss-up Of course, recovering back to the cusp of those old highs means rising to levels where the market has repeatedly failed to find aggressive buyers. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024 The groom has two brothers: Thomas (Jack Reynor, resurrected from a midsummer ritual), accompanied by his pregnant wife, Abby (Fanning elder Dakota); and Will, on the angry cusp of 18 and sweet on a server. —

Raven Smith, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cusp

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Noun

With her top spy on the verge of going rouge, Mrs. Reed beckons Sam (Ben Whishaw), an assassin and old friend of Helen’s, back to London after a long hiatus and orders him to keep Helen and the organization safe.

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Even now, California is at the verge of not having enough power.

Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024