cornucopias

plural of cornucopia
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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
  • This may mean that information on the capabilities and limitations of updates are delivered to all users via YouTube–like tutorials and new, highly effective AI prompts are shared and stored via GitHub-like knowledge repositories.
    Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Agents should never store static credentials in code repositories or configuration files.
    Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Train horns are intended to promote safety at railroad crossings.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trucks and semis from all over the southwest came to Richmound, blaring horns and, in one case, ramming the new fence surrounding the school.
    Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Hollywood sees Reddit and YouTube as gold mines, Shirley Li writes.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The city collected that data independently of the camera system using pneumatic roadway tubes that measure vehicle speeds.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Richet turns the ship into an enthralling character, with its pipes and catwalks and tunnels and tubes, some of which become weaponry.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Completed in 1880 as part of the race to reach Leadville’s rich silver mines, the line once served as a major passenger and freight corridor through the Rocky Mountains.
    Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Europe’s summer wildfires are igniting and uncovering rusted bombs and mines from WWI and WWII, turning old battlefields into hazardous zones for firefighters and nearby communities.
    Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Cornucopias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopias. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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