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Recent Examples of cuppy
The plant’s parentage is ‘Fourth of July’ x ‘Angel Face.’
‘Fashion Forward,’ hybridized by Christian Bédard and introduced by Weeks Roses, has cuppy, quartered, old-fashioned and very double medium pink and white bicolor blooms.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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, 6 Dec. 2025
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
Adjective
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They’re finished with deep cupped footbeds and come in six colors.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Unassuming in appearance, these flip flops actually pack in firm arch support as well as a memory foam core and cupped heel—all the elements of the stability needed, along with extra traction and grip but those slippery boat surfaces.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If the split happens in the middle of the tree trunk, what's left looks hollow and shredded, resembling an explosion.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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These are alt-sodas sweetened with monk fruit, which has a hollow sweetness that leaves my tongue itchy.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Simulation models also revealed that the particles tend to accumulate in the alveolar region of the lungs, the deepest part of the respiratory tract.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The smallest, what are called ultrafine particles, even slip through the alveolar capillary barrier itself, crossing into the bloodstream, and from there travel throughout the body, including to the heart, the brain, and the kidneys to initiate even more destruction and disease (see below).—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Some 127 years after its opening, the grande dame of St Moritz continues to draw glamorous guests to its cavernous halls, forever teetering gracefully between Alpine rustic and positively regal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the bedroom, rather than doing their best to brighten up the room, which is small and has only one window, Adams and Tolles leaned into the room’s cavernous energy and painted it dark blue.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Cuppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuppy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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