CORNUCOPIAS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

cornucopias

noun

plural of cornucopia

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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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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Recent Examples of cornucopias The Sagrada Familia fuses the universal language of nature — trees, birds, reptiles, cornucopias of fruit — with scenes from Christ's life. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 Come summer, colorful cornucopias of tomatoes, okra, squash, peppers, and more, are ripe for the picking. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

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Noun

For Thacker, surfaces are repositories of memory and emotion; in the bathrooms, the walls have been entirely clad in tiles inspired by her son’s childhood drawings.

— Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Deep Isolation’s concept could eventually use horizontal, vertical, or slanted underground repositories.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of repositories

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But the band’s sonic palette has gradually expanded to include synths, horns, and strings, with McCaughan’s lyrics getting more personal as well as more pointedly political over time even as his voice remains an eternally youthful yelp.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
In 2022, poachers in Namibia had taken 14 white rhinos from private farms in six weeks, so farm owners started removing their horns.

— Rhett Ayers Butler, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of horns

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Its purpose was to serve the silver and gold mines of the San Juan Mountains, but almost immediately the road also began to attract tourists.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of gold mines

Noun

In Castillo’s case, the six tubes were hidden in pockets that were sewn into his underwear, Homeland Security Investigations agents said.

— David Goodhue October 7, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Dyson later confirmed the failures traced to a manufacturing process issue affecting one batch of jet tubes, which created potential for water seepage, per Dentistry IQ.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of tubes

Noun

Unlike minerals produced primarily from dedicated mines, scandium is often recovered alongside other materials, such as titanium, zirconium, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum, according to Metal Tech News.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Regulations introduced a year ago require mines to source a higher share of core goods and services locally.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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