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as in repository
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 horn
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 cornucopia The smell of cinnamon repulsed her, as did the sight of falling leaves, cornucopias, turkeys, cobwebs, ghosts, and that stupid cursive that had become the font of choice for selling pumpkin lattes and a vague notion of cozy well-being. Anelise Chen june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025 The original justification for dropping HBO from HBO Max was to signal a something-for-everyone content cornucopia. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 14 May 2025 After the conflict, industry transformed these substances into a cornucopia of household goods. Mariah Blake, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025 Meanwhile, Americans have enjoyed a cornucopia of affordable merchandise from apparel to hardware which, fueled by pandemic stimulus payments and unleashed the phenomenon known as revenge spending. Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornucopia
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Noun
  • Yucca Mountain in Nevada was later selected to house this repository.
    June 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
  • In 2023, Toyota Motor Europe revealed a data exposure stemming from cloud credentials stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository.
    Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
  • Known for its abundance of agates found along the Pacific Ocean beach between Newport and Yaquina Head, Agate Beach is a popular spot for agate hunting, as well as other activities like clamming, surfing and wildlife viewing.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Equity bears are growling, and bulls are sharpening their horns.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 June 2025
  • In Western art, a man on a horse is a classic format representing a hero, but here Davis sits a young Black man astride a mythic unicorn — notably white — its buttery beige horn shining amid the painting’s otherwise neutral palette.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The next decade, he was brought in as a leader in building the Opéra Bastille, which became a wellspring of disaster.
    Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • What happens when that wellspring of global talent is threatened?
    Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Purchase includes a glass testing tube as well as a bottle brush.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
  • Portable air conditioner: These units will also have a tube for the exhaust that can run through any opening in your tent.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The clearance sections at Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and West Elm are gold mines for scoring high-quality kitchenware, furniture, bedding, and decor at deep discounts.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 10 June 2025
  • In South Africa, 289 workers are trapped underground in the Kloof gold mine's number seven shaft, according to operator Sibanye-Stillwater.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • As Managing Director at Euclid Harding, Brian Lasher works at the intersection of family, wealth and enterprise.
    Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • But his attempt to sell the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery was upended by Musk himself, who publicly attacked Trump's embrace of exorbitant deficit spending.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a stunning record of the species that have long roamed the area.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • So, each image produced by ASKAP is a treasure trove!
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 June 2025

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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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