cusp
noun
a point that marks the beginning of a change.
cusps
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pluralof cusp.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It hunted in the water, using teeth with backward-curving cusps to grip slippery prey.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Its teeth possessed sharp cusps and crests for slicing through the exoskeleton of insects and lacked the rounded crushing surfaces useful for eating fruit.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023
Mr. Biden held a similar celebration with former President Barack Obama last year on the cusps of the midterms.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
The researchers digitized the strange tooth using an x-ray scanner at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, precisely measuring its cusps, ridges, and crests.
From Science Magazine ● May 17, 2022
Scientists wonder about what happens in an oscillating universe at the cusps, at the transition from contraction to expansion.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
