cornucopia

noun

ˌkȯr-nə-ˈkō-pē-ə How to pronounce cornucopia (audio)
Definition of cornucopianext
1
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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2
as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs the rabbits found a cornucopia of food in the vegetable garden

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3
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 Choose from Gregg’s Mistflower (a favorite for the butterfly garden), microgreens, Sansevieria (snake plant), or a cornucopia of summer vegetables. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 The result was a cornucopia of genetic contamination, including human DNA matching the original collector of the 1978 sample, as well as human DNA that is common in western Eurasia, Europe and the Near East. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026 Amazon is a cornucopia of shopping goodness, but anyone who’s spent more than a few minutes on the site knows how quickly the endless options become overwhelming. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026 Even Haghighi’s daring sense of form—his cornucopia of tones, styles, and genres—reflects his grandfather’s masterwork and suggests an expansion of Golestan’s audacious and original aesthetic. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cornucopia
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  1. repository
  2. abundance
  3. horn
  4. wellspring
  5. wealth
  6. tube
  7. gold mine
  8. treasure trove
Noun
  • In late July, open-source AI repository Hugging Face suffered a breach that apparently came from an autonomous AI program.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI officials learned of the incident weeks ago but kept it under wraps as executives grappled with the fallout from the July breach of the open source repository Hugging Face, the people said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of repository
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  • De Kooning, who grew up with almost nothing and then had everything, struggled with both deprivation and abundance.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Elsesser mentions his natural collector’s streak and inclination toward abundance.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of abundance
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  • Typically, Jewish families will go to synagogue to pray and hear the traditional sounds of the shofar horn, followed by a festive meal with family and friends.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The haul included a French horn valued at about $5,000 and a cymbal/drum valued at about $800.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of horn
Noun
  • While tech billionaires such as Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen may see empathy and introspection as weaknesses, those traits are the beating heart of literature and art, the wellspring of creativity and human connection.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The library instead has an online donation portal that's seen a wellspring of financial support since Monday.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wellspring
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  • At the peak of their popularity, GM was selling hundreds of thousands of Cadillacs a year, turning the brand into the ultimate American symbol of wealth and success.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • For CEOs, being frequent topics of conversation on social platforms and cable news won’t help, and growing wealth inequality across the world may only exacerbate the problem.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wealth
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  • When a seal like Violet won’t eat on its own, caretakers use a tube to feed it.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This same safety priority forces cooling tubes to be placed over shirts rather than directly on the skin.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of tube
Noun
  • The ministry described its copper resources as equivalent to several large copper mines and its gold resources as exceeding those of 10 large gold mines.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • More than 900,000 people have been displaced, while the region’s gold mines draw workers from a wide area.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gold mine
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  • The 2026 index will be a treasure trove of statistics on profits, revenues and growth—with many lessons from the successes of those listed.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • All of Roman’s data will be made publicly available as soon as it is processed on Earth, providing a treasure trove for scientists to mine for answers to a multitude of cosmic queries.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
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