as in horn
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
cornets of pastry dough that were baked and later filled with cream
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Recent Examples of cornet
Was having the cornet player there that night in Philly unusual?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023
Pacho Flores was the agile trumpeter, solid in tone throughout his range, brilliant on the cornet and mellow on the flugelhorn.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
Bands in the 19th century had a wide range of formats and instrumentation, but all-brass ensembles were very common and often known as cornet bands.
—Catherine Baty, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023
Calling it a trumpet concerto is perhaps a misnomer: the soloist probably spends more time on cornets or flugelhorn than on the trumpet.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023
Pacho Flores was the agile trumpeter, solid in tone throughout his range, brilliant on the cornet and mellow on the flugelhorn.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
Bands in the 19th century had a wide range of formats and instrumentation, but all-brass ensembles were very common and often known as cornet bands.
—Catherine Baty, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023
Calling it a trumpet concerto is perhaps a misnomer: the soloist probably spends more time on cornets or flugelhorn than on the trumpet.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornet
Noun
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And up in Alberta and Saskatchewan, massive Northwoods whitetails still come to bait piles and rattling horns.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
23 July 2025
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The walia ibex, with its distinctive large curved horns, is regarded as a national symbol in Ethiopia.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 23,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Manatees call the springs home in the winter, and in the summer these swimming holes are the place to be to cool off and float long days away in a tube.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
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Kesha was styled in a custom miniskirt and bracelet made entirely of e.l.f.’s Jelly Pop primer tubes and lip oil respectively, designed by conceptual artist Gab Bois.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 July 2025
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“Cornet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornet. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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