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Recent Examples of cusp
The zodiac sign on the cusp of your seventh house (along with its planetary ruler) can tell you more about your relationship dynamics and the kind of energy that best aligns with your style of commitment.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
With a climax set around a massive New Year’s Eve party in downtown Los Angeles, the film is set on the cusp of the year 2000, then five years away.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Shore was able to rise to the cusp of reaching the UFC’s Top 15 but couldn’t get over the hump after an excellent run on the independent circuit that earned him a shot with the world’s top promotion.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This year, an abundance of mainstream holiday books feature diverse LGBTQ+ people just on the cusp of falling in love before New Year’s.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
With a climax set around a massive New Year’s Eve party in downtown Los Angeles, the film is set on the cusp of the year 2000, then five years away.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Shore was able to rise to the cusp of reaching the UFC’s Top 15 but couldn’t get over the hump after an excellent run on the independent circuit that earned him a shot with the world’s top promotion.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
This year, an abundance of mainstream holiday books feature diverse LGBTQ+ people just on the cusp of falling in love before New Year’s.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cusp
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Trump considering action to dismantle Education Department, sources say Musk says administration is on verge of shutting down USAID Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Some new tools, including a greater willingness to volley and come forward, had her on the verge in the tiebreak.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tilda Swinton is planning to take a break from acting after her trip to the Berlin Film Festival comes to an end.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, musty crypts and the decayed remains of mummies smell-like a high end spa.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Image Israel and Hamas on the ‘brink’ of a truce Israel and Hamas are close to a deal on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages there, Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, said yesterday.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Two productions teetered on the $2M brink: Gypsy ($1,818,235, with press comps keeping the number down); and Sunset Blvd.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Dec. 2024
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To sum it up, the American manicure favors a softer color palette, while the French manicure is often synonymous with vivid white tips.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
14 Feb. 2025
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Bailey Berg is a freelance travel writer and editor, who covers breaking news, trends, tips, transportation, sustainability, the outdoors, and more.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Feb. 2025
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Eric Kohn, Green detailed the surreal process of working at the apex of the advertising industry.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2025
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And so a lot of our voters would at least —that’s why Presidents are usually at the apex of their popularity upon Inauguration.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cusp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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