as in tube
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns
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Recent Examples of horn
Ecklund’s case is one of dozens caught on camera and reviewed by CNN where officers claimed that following federal agents, honking horns or blowing whistles violated the law.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Analysis of the bone’s vascular canals and surface texture suggests this massive blade was sheathed in a keratinous horn, much like a modern bird’s beak.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
The Waymo vehicle activated its horn and hazard lights.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Not surprisingly, Rose doesn’t take well to fatherhood, but nobody gives it any thought, not even Suzanna, who Rose has been making love to with a strap-on bull’s horn.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Analysis of the bone’s vascular canals and surface texture suggests this massive blade was sheathed in a keratinous horn, much like a modern bird’s beak.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
The Waymo vehicle activated its horn and hazard lights.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Not surprisingly, Rose doesn’t take well to fatherhood, but nobody gives it any thought, not even Suzanna, who Rose has been making love to with a strap-on bull’s horn.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horn
Noun
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Guests and locals have easy access to tube, fly fish, or just hang by the river.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Each casino tried to outshine the next; in 1961, Binion’s Gambling Hall unveiled a facade equipped with eight miles of neon tubes.—
Roger Kisby,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Larkin lifted a shot into the upper left-hand cornet of the net during a four-on-four situation in between DeBrincat's goals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
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For the album, he's backed by Americana favorites including Gabe Witcher on violin (Punch Brothers, Rosanne Cash), Sebastian Steinberg on bass (Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers), and Charles De Castro on accordion and cornet (Keb' Mo').—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horn. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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