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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 The songs are often a cornucopia of staccato güiras and digital reggaeton drums waltzing through dancehall, dubstep, and bachata in the 3-minute run of an average pop song. Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025 The film is a marvel, with a cornucopia of inventive gags and a story that captures the heartbreak and hilarity of growing up. Barry Levitt, Time, 26 June 2025 For three decades now, this quartet of college pals have produced an impressive body of work that is eminently hummable, a cornucopia of earworms that everyone knows even if most folks would fail to come up with the names of their songs. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025 The snowpack would provide constant runoff for rivers and streams and lakes, a riparian cornucopia ensuring only the mildest wildfires would ever come for our arboreal paradise. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornucopia
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Noun
  • Clean And Connected Data: These systems thrive when integrated into CRMs, TMS platforms and internal document repositories.
    Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The team's research is available as a preprint on the paper repository arXiv.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 July 2025
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  • With an abundance of metrics available, leaders often face the challenge of determining which data points truly matter.
    Matthew Gantner, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • There’s an abundance of choice, but what is Ridd most looking forward to about this year’s instalment?
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • Two horns suddenly broke through, piercing the door.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 July 2025
  • There's a place for decidedly low-tech measures, too, like off-grid, old-school extraordinarily loud horns that can be installed in high-risk areas that can scream a warning of danger for miles with absolutely no digital components.
    Theresa Payton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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  • The film also confirmed that Buckley’s wellspring of art was likely deep and profound.
    Tony Gervino, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
  • For liberals, arbitrariness is the enemy of legitimacy in political orders and legal systems, and uncertainty is a wellspring of conflict.
    STACIE E. GODDARD, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • An allied invention was the forming tube that compressed the yarns as the strand was made.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame.
    JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • General oversaturation of the country’s marijuana market is causing similar pullbacks in other states previously seen as gold mines for legal cannabis sellers, like California.
    The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Other pits around the Americas have served up paleontological gold mines of their own.
    Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
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  • As more women business owners like Brown conquer their version of Heartbreak Hill, the impact ripples outward—through jobs created, neighborhoods revitalized, and wealth built over generations.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Cincinnati’s local television stations have had a wealth of memorable newscasters and hosts over the years, from pioneers in the industry to one of the most famous names on TV.
    Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • Fortunately, Abercrombie is a treasure trove of the season’s hottest looks at prices that can still fit your budget.
    Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025
  • After all, your email is a treasure trove of useful data that can be employed in further attacks.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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