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Recent Examples of demitasse
In the morning, over demitasses and backgammon, buyers and sellers negotiated the day’s wholesale price as truckloads of worms waited outside.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The petite espresso demitasse might seem laughably small in a culture obsessed with oversized everything—from Big Gulps to Venti lattes.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
The petite espresso demitasse might seem laughably small in a culture obsessed with oversized everything—from Big Gulps to Venti lattes.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
For those not enamored with the demitasse of First Four games, here’s a look at the entire first-round schedule.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
For those not enamored with the demitasse of First Four games, here’s a look at the entire first-round schedule.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
For those not enamored with the demitasse of First Four games, here’s a look at the entire first-round schedule.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
To say that Cruz’s comments caught the attention of baristas nationwide would be a demitasse of understatement.
—Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2022
For a dairy showstopper: When chilled, chop mold coarsely, spoon into demitasse cups or wine glasses.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The petite espresso demitasse might seem laughably small in a culture obsessed with oversized everything—from Big Gulps to Venti lattes.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
The petite espresso demitasse might seem laughably small in a culture obsessed with oversized everything—from Big Gulps to Venti lattes.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
For those not enamored with the demitasse of First Four games, here’s a look at the entire first-round schedule.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
For those not enamored with the demitasse of First Four games, here’s a look at the entire first-round schedule.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
For those not enamored with the demitasse of First Four games, here’s a look at the entire first-round schedule.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
To say that Cruz’s comments caught the attention of baristas nationwide would be a demitasse of understatement.
—Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2022
For a dairy showstopper: When chilled, chop mold coarsely, spoon into demitasse cups or wine glasses.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demitasse
Noun
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Tea is served from vintage cups and saucers; some came from owner Heather Hawthorne’s aunt and others have been donated from family collections.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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Dog toys, treats and pup cups for the furry friends who sit for portraits.—
Nancy Kane,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Thus was the future of this noble tradition secured, that generations yet unborn may still dance and raise goblets in cheer.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 May 2025
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Get your golden goblets ready: Love Is Blind is back for another season!—
Joelle Goldstein,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One way to find relief from the heat dome currently hanging over much of the country, is to reach for a refreshing glass of wine.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Come nightfall, cue up Netflix on the full-wall projector or pour a glass of rum on the patio overlooking the jungle.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
31 July 2025
Noun
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By fusing spiritual and temporal power, the period’s absurd-seeming battles over mystical doctrine—was the blood truly present in the chalice, or merely indicated in it?—were inseparable from struggles for worldly authority.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Every card is rich with symbolism: adorned with pentacles, stars, chalices and wands; bearing names like the World, Justice and Temperance; and featuring enigmatic characters like the Fool, the Lovers or the Hermit.—
John Last,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Noun
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His teacup and the plantation papers are not just randomly connected by the coincidence of my seeing them on the same day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Across 7 installations, 38 topiary and planted sculptures depict Alice spinning amid the teacups, the Cheshire cat, the queen's chess set, and the white rabbit.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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“Demitasse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demitasse. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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