cornucopias

Definition of cornucopiasnext
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
  • Media industry newsletters and the tabloids have become repositories for unattributed comments from CBS News insiders who are unhappy with the changes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Visitors cannot enter the repositories, but walkways along the exterior allow close views of the austere wooden structures and their distinctive clay-and-charcoal foundations.
    Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Three minutes in, law enforcement sirens go off and there are more car horns.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Unopened tubes and cans are both shelf-stable, but once opened, the difference is significant.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The operational status of the gold mines tied to Maduro's regime remains unclear.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Whether romantic or professional, collaborations become gold mines.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • His father once worked in the mines.
    Lindsey Granger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In 2019, lawmakers approved a moratorium on new mines to protect the aquifer — and the streams and springs that flow from it — from drying up until further studies can be done.
    Kayla Branch, The Frontier, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Cornucopias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopias. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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