Cusp and Decline

Cusp

Cusp noun - An interval of time just before the onset of something.
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Synonyms for Cusp

Decline and cusp are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decline" instead a noun "Cusp".

Decline

Decline noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

Cusp and decline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cusp" instead a noun "Decline".

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  • The Cycle of Empires The Spacers, an earlier wave of colonists that turned against their homeworld, are at the cusp of stabilization and decline in the Robot novels.
  • Video Game / Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Unlike the world of Human Revolution, society as we know it is no longer on the cusp of a golden age, but seems to be drifting into the decline that leads into the original Deus Ex game.
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