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Recent Examples of stoup
Thin footpaths weave past remnants of a fifth-century hut, ancient field boundaries and an eighth-century medieval chapel, still with its holy water stoup.
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Kate Eshelby,
CNN,
14 June 2021
Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
16 May 2021
Likely used between Edward and Henry’s reigns, the stoup, or basin, held holy water for monks to wash their hands in upon entering the abbey.
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Theresa MacHemer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Aug. 2020
The stoups were dry in churches in the weeks leading to the shelter-in-place order.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
26 Apr. 2020
Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.
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Fox News,
4 Mar. 2020
Kate Eshelby,
CNN,
14 June 2021
Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.
—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
16 May 2021
Likely used between Edward and Henry’s reigns, the stoup, or basin, held holy water for monks to wash their hands in upon entering the abbey.
—
Theresa MacHemer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Aug. 2020
The stoups were dry in churches in the weeks leading to the shelter-in-place order.
—
Marc Bona,
cleveland,
26 Apr. 2020
Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.
—
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoup
Noun
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Participants can take part in the town’s stein hoisting contest to see who can hold a full tankard of beer the longest.
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Mockrin references the tankard by painting the Sabine women in a color palette mimicking marble statuary or ivory carvings.
Noun
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The Aspiron Canister Vacuum is designed with a powerful brushless motor, three-stage filtration system, and large dust cup that keeps shoppers from having to constantly empty it.
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Gardencup specializes in gourmet salads and bowls layered in a unique, portable cup—just shake, pour and eat.
Noun
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References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance.
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Tommy is sober; Jeff’s a wisecracking alcoholic who seems to have twice emptied out a flask before the first scene is over.
Noun
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There are books and wine bottles as decor on the ledges, and a glow of warm lighting.
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Small, compact and portable, no coffee maker needed, and each bottle provides up to 35 servings.
Noun
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For another, just ask any of the smiling stein-cradling kellnerinnen inside the 2,500-seat Hippodrom tent.
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Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.
Noun
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The popcorn pail, topped with a replica of the giant sandworms of planet Arrakis, made customers reach their hands through the sandworm's teeth to dish out popcorn from inside.
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Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers.
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State air regulators recently approved updates to the program that could halve a pot of money the state receives from allowance sales to fund climate, transportation and other initiatives.
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As a city at the heart of the American South, Atlanta’s traditional soul food foundations have given way to a modern-day melting pot, blending Southern roots with inventive and global culinary techniques.
Noun
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The dome traps high pressure into one place, like a lid on a kettle.
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That is how the kettle grill was born, according to Weber’s website.
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“Stoup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoup. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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