Cusp
Cusp noun - The last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow.
Usage example: the cusp of a fang
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End
End noun - The last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow.
Usage example: a child's pair of scissors with blunt ends
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- Determinator: Most heated boss battles are won by Noob, who is often on the cusp of death by the battle's end.
Source: Lets Play / N00b 22222 -
Lum, Ataru, Shinobu, Mendou and the rest were 17 years old and on the cusp of high-school graduation for years on end... And how many summer vacations and Christmases did they have?
Source: Not Allowed to Grow Up -
He doesn't just run into a burning building—he runs into a building that's engulfed in flame from end to end and visibly on the cusp of exploding, intending to save a single person in an unknown location.
Source: Disney / Big Hero 6
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End and Cusp. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cusp/end
Cusp & End. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cusp/end>.
End or Cusp. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cusp/end.
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