as in horns
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 cornets
While recovering from cancer, Jackson pursued his lifelong dream of designing and measuring the acoustical properties of woodwind instruments, particularly Renaissance-era flutes, crumhorns, and cornets.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornets
Noun
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Three minutes in, law enforcement sirens go off and there are more car horns.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Other video purportedly showed demonstrators peacefully marching down a street and others honking their car horns on the street.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unopened tubes and cans are both shelf-stable, but once opened, the difference is significant.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Cornets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornets. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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