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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Recent Examples of cornucopias 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
  • Six months in, a company whose chief executive has said AI writes roughly 20% to 30% of the code in some of its repositories is reportedly standardising developers on GitHub Copilot CLI.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Windows in the the Hinaus gallery and the Zhytnii Market building were reportedly shattered, and the premises of the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Literature sustained damage to its library and book repositories.
    News Desk, Artforum, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • This year, graduate workers who are on strike picketed in Harvard Yard, blaring vuvuzela horns, drums and cowbells whenever an administrator spoke.
    Michael Casey, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • And a brewery owner said the train horns are so loud now that all conversation stops in the brewery when the trains go by.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Set on a colossal ceramic plate crafted by a local architect, and supported internally with steel tubes, this event set a Guinness World Record, solidifying the country’s enthusiasm for the dip.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 June 2026
  • Pickard says many of the conditions associated with Down syndrome can vary, explaining that some hearing conditions can be improved with tubes, vision issues can be treated with glasses and the survival rate for the most common heart defect is 97 percent.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Ramlie is also a commissioner of Amman Mineral Internasional, which operates one of the largest copper and gold mines in Indonesia.
    Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The firm has mines in DR Congo, Mali, Tanzania, and Zambia.
    Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
  • The White House did not respond to a question about how many mines are believed to remain in Hormuz.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 June 2026

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“Cornucopias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopias. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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