cornucopias

plural of cornucopia
1
as in repositories
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 horns
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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Noun
  • Our current ideas about archives as these infinite repositories feel like a bit of a fiction.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In the mid 2000s, Gates was working as an arts administrator at the University of Chicago, while also buying derelict buildings on the city’s South Side and turning them into artists’ studios or repositories for his collections of books, records, and photographic slides.
    Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The service itself pulsed with sound with horns blaring, drums pounding and voices rising in song.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Whistles, horns or other noise makers.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such tubes are supposed to be brought to Earth for study by NASA's Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission campaign.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors are deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The stock has fallen nearly 17% since last Wednesday, when the company announced a tragic mud rush earlier this month at one of its copper and gold mines in Indonesia; two workers have been found dead, and five remain missing.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From chemistry to caring Ramirez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, known for its silver mines, agriculture, and strong cultural pride.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next generation, Chinese companies began buying control of lithium mines around the world.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
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