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
Why are political speeches like a steer’s horns?
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The two veterans had words after the final horn, but their conversation appeared to end amicably.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Sadly, the challenges facing the young college kid were not simply coming from the 88 keys, but from fellow students, one of whom asked where the chunky Jewish kid’s horns were.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Gramophone Sound horns on gramophones came in many sizes and materials.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The two veterans had words after the final horn, but their conversation appeared to end amicably.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Sadly, the challenges facing the young college kid were not simply coming from the 88 keys, but from fellow students, one of whom asked where the chunky Jewish kid’s horns were.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Gramophone Sound horns on gramophones came in many sizes and materials.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horn
Noun
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Subsequent study, however, revealed it was composed of interwoven tubes, rather than the block-like cells that make up plant tissue.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rods of the alloy were precision-machined to produce thin-walled tubes with a complex inner structure designed to maximize heat exchange.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 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 10 Feb. 2026.
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