cupped

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Recent Examples of cupped They’re finished with deep cupped footbeds and come in six colors. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 It was cut in eight slices, each with one flat piece of pepperoni and and one cupped piece. Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupped
Adjective
  • The Soarin’ hang-gliding flight simulator attractions combine mechanical lift systems with three rows of seats and aerial footage projected onto an 80-foot-tall concave domed movie screen to create a visual tour tied to a specific theme.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike a bird, a bat's wing bones are not hollow.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Blooming in a rich golden yellow hue with recurved petals and showy stamens, the flowers are adored by butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Jordan competes in the recurved bow category, which has limbs at the top and bottom of the bow that curve away from the archer.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024
Adjective
  • Visitors who travel down a dirt road to The Hollow — named for the hollow-core concrete that made Mellor wealthy — can enter the compound through a dark, cavernous passage lined with neon signs illuminating maxims from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Flynn.
    Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Several analysts noted a strong debate performance from Sliwa, but not strong enough to make up his cavernous polling deficit.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The carbon-containing alveolar macrophages in COPD patients’ lungs were also larger than macrophages without visible carbon, the study found.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The home features a walkout basement with a movie theater, spa, custom workout room and sunken golf simulator, Heffernan said.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Ancient Rome sits around 23 feet below the current street level, which means many ancient monuments like the Pantheon appear sunken.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Is it meant to suggest something about focaccia’s typically dimpled surface, in which case … kinda rude?
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Cupped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupped. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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