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Recent Examples of cuppy
Shrub roses ‘Cosmic Clouds,’ hybridized by Christian Bédard and introduced by Weeks Roses, has open to full, cuppy, medium-size blooms.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Its 60 to 75 petals are arranged in a quartered style, making the blooms look old-fashioned and cuppy.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Shrub and climbing shrub roses ‘Sultry Night,’ hybridized by Tom Carruth and introduced by Weeks Roses, has old-fashioned, cuppy and very double magenta blooms that flower in clusters.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
But Gallahadion, who had been second to Bimelech a week earlier in Churchill Downs’ Derby Trial, excelled over a cuppy track, getting a rail-skimming ride from jockey Carroll Bierman to beat Bimelech by 1 ½ lengths in the Derby.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Its 60 to 75 petals are arranged in a quartered style, making the blooms look old-fashioned and cuppy.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Shrub and climbing shrub roses ‘Sultry Night,’ hybridized by Tom Carruth and introduced by Weeks Roses, has old-fashioned, cuppy and very double magenta blooms that flower in clusters.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
But Gallahadion, who had been second to Bimelech a week earlier in Churchill Downs’ Derby Trial, excelled over a cuppy track, getting a rail-skimming ride from jockey Carroll Bierman to beat Bimelech by 1 ½ lengths in the Derby.
—Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuppy
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This now rings insultingly hollow— in 2021 Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen revealed that the company, soon renamed Meta, did in fact have the tools to effectively halt the spread of dangerous disinformation on everything from politics to medicine.—
David Robert Grimes,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2025
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The five-star resort is reclaiming what mindful indulgence should’ve been all along: generous, grounded, and generative—not extractive or hollow.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But in fact these dental alveolar syndesmoses (technical speak for the tiny ligamentous joint between the tooth and jaw socket) move all the time.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2025
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Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis.—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
19 Oct. 2024
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His new Dangerous Liaisons collection channels the opulent candlelight of a 19th century boudoir, with concave gold forms underneath diamonds and white gold lattice work.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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For example, there are concave stones mounted on the wall, inviting visitors to press their heads, hearts, and stomachs against them.—
Marisa Meltzer,
ARTnews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Dancers and musicians, drawn from each of the eight regions to have been awarded a franchise, performed at the Salt Lake Stadium, a cavernous concrete bowl on the outskirts of Kolkata, ahead of the opening game.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Blue marble and a cavernous below-ground auditorium, don’t quite work.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cuppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuppy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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