as in glass
a container used for drinking liquids that has a round bowl on top of a stem attached to a flat base
The water was served in fancy crystal goblets.
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Recent Examples of goblet
Cup one end of a dumbbell in both hands in front of your chest with your elbows pointing down—in this position, the dumbbell and your arms will look like a goblet.
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Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
The Ain Samiya goblet, discovered in the West Bank in 1970, is the subject of new research about how ancient people viewed the universe — and primordial chaos — in antiquity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Those in the know order Overlook Lounge’s only off-menu cocktail, the matador, served in a martini goblet with the handle of an actual antler.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Both drinks are served in the restaurant’s signature Mucho goblet glasses.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
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Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
The Ain Samiya goblet, discovered in the West Bank in 1970, is the subject of new research about how ancient people viewed the universe — and primordial chaos — in antiquity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Those in the know order Overlook Lounge’s only off-menu cocktail, the matador, served in a martini goblet with the handle of an actual antler.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
Both drinks are served in the restaurant’s signature Mucho goblet glasses.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblet
Noun
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On May 17, a bomb rocked Palm Springs, California – shaking structures for several blocks, shattering glass and leveling one innocuous-looking building.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Arsenal, with their glass-half-full mentality, might think that dreadful sequence has to come to an end sometime.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Drain and reserve about 1/2 cup cooking water, and drain pasta.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Head to Andersonville this weekend for its annual Fika Fest, a celebration of a Swedish custom that encourages people to slow down for a cup of coffee and socialize.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Goblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblet. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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