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as in repository
an abundant source even to the computer-addicted children, the old-fashioned toy chest was a cornucopia of delights

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as in horn
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables in celebration of the harvest

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Recent Examples of cornucopia For better and for worse in the high-trash cornucopia of The Girlfriend, Sirens, and The Hunting Wives, that time is now. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 Drainage is just one element in the park’s cornucopia of problems, some reversible, others endemic. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025 The menu at Lex Yard is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, the selection attuned to the seasons in a way that feels real, not just like empty words in a server spiel. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025 On the other is a cornucopia flanked by stars with a stamp of her name, a common symbol of prosperity and fertility in antiquity. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornucopia
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Noun
  • Rezzolla and Ecker's research is published in a on the pre-print paper repository arXiv.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This novel is a repository for those pressing questions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For example, cloves are known for their abundance and mood-boosting properties; rosemary is known for clearing and purification; cinnamon is known for prosperity and protection; apples are known for healing; and pumpkin is known for protection and stability.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Despite an abundance of negative test results, Menounos listened to her body and continued to search for an answer.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) makes rabbits grow real horns made of keratin, mostly on their heads but sometimes on their faces.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The piece included a sinuous collar with rounded volumes, refined by long sleeves and horn buttons.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • And its representatives are talking a big game about making the country a wellspring of world-class AI companies.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Guadalajara challenges its moniker, Mexico’s second city, with a wellspring of the dazzling culture that has put this country on the top of so many international traveler’s lists.
    David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An East Bay institution that’s slung tasty meat tubes for almost a century is no more.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Journey suffers from a multitude of medical complications, including an incurable lung disease, scoliosis, tremors, relies on a G-tube to eat, and has had surgery on both hips, according to victim impact statements and the prosecution.
    Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • But an overarching one is whether tourism should continue to be viewed as the goose that lays the golden egg (and thus not possibly killed by higher taxes) or a gold mine that should bring more benefits to the public.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Droege, 64, grew up in Central City and owns a claim in the nearby, and now defunct, Topeka gold mine.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Henry Romero | Reuters Europe's largest lender HSBC on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit expectations as the bank's net interest income rose while performance of its wealth segment was also robust.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, even since 2020 the shift in wealth has been heavily towards those at the upper end of the income ladder.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • There’s a treasure trove of inspiration hiding in your own house.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, if a team needing an elite pass rusher offers Las Vegas a treasure trove of draft capital and a player, the front office may not be able to say no.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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