as in tube
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns
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Recent Examples of horn
Mexican soldiers and volunteers repeatedly asked for silence to try to hear signs of life under the rubble, but bikers — civilian and uniformed — continued to honk horns and rev engines to the first responders’ frustration.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
As dusk yielded to nighttime, DJ and saxophonist GRiZ brought his signature electronic funk in a lively performance that featured a horn section, guest singers and rapper Prob Cause.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
According to a local newspaper, the 34-year-old had been walking closely to the tracks and didn't react to a warning horn by the conductor.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The album was produced by James William Guercio, who at the same time was producing albums for the rock-jazz fusion band Chicago, which additionally featured a horn section on most of the group’s songs.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
As dusk yielded to nighttime, DJ and saxophonist GRiZ brought his signature electronic funk in a lively performance that featured a horn section, guest singers and rapper Prob Cause.
—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
According to a local newspaper, the 34-year-old had been walking closely to the tracks and didn't react to a warning horn by the conductor.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
The album was produced by James William Guercio, who at the same time was producing albums for the rock-jazz fusion band Chicago, which additionally featured a horn section on most of the group’s songs.
—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horn
Noun
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Lying in a hospital bed, the breathing tube attached to her neck sometimes came loose, triggering an alarm.
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It’s designed to support up to two AMS 2 Pro units simultaneously, expanding the printer’s available material pool without constantly rerouting Bowden tubes by hand.
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In 1914 the family moved to Little Rock, where Powell sang in high school productions and learned to play several instruments including the cornet, clarinet and saxophone.
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Nevertheless, Gadson’s father, Harold, bought him and his brother, Thomas, cornets to play in their school’s drum and bugle corps, Gadson recalled in author Jim Payne’s The Great Drummers of R&B, Funk & Soul.
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“Horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horn. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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