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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 entertainment industry offers up its own autumnal cornucopia of contrasts. Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 The great minds of the future will offer a cornucopia of opinions regarding our downfall. arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025 Naturally, she was exposed to a cornucopia of different genres and sounds, inspiring her to make her own material. Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Jan. 2025 But if one of your resolutions for 2025 is to disconnect more frequently from the cornucopia of information at your fingertips, encountering boredom may be an unexpected consequence. Andrea Kane, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornucopia
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Noun
  • With access to the world’s largest repository of people, work and culture data, UKG is uniquely positioned to generate actionable insights that connect employee experience with business outcomes.
    Peter High, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Morley is editor of the JFK Facts blog and vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • An abundance of predators will help manage aphids throughout the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
  • On this occasion, the Portofino dinner parties and cocktail events have stretched long and late into the night, with an abundance of local cuisine, Aperol spritzes, and dancing.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • The exultant and tragic horn calls in the symphonies and in Das Lied von der Erde—were these not the potent echoes of the shofar summoning the congregation on High Holidays?
    David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But the bison were hunted for their hide and horns, which were used as drinking vessels, and the population collapsed across much of the continent as well as western Asia.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • While Trump’s tariff agenda has been a wellspring of uncertainty for Wall Street, many analysts were quick to warn that his latest step could have major impacts to the auto industry.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The man from Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, whom so many of us had questioned and mistrusted as vice president, surprised us with a wellspring of great social progress.
    Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The process left him with a tracheostomy tube that made speaking difficult.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • According to computer simulations, the twisting nature of the flux tube is a natural consequence of a long-duration interchange reconnection.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • Promises of gold mines: Ex-NFL player gets prison for running Ponzi scheme Fugitive ‘cosmopolitan globetrotter’ Marganda had stolen over $24.5 million by the time investors realized his programs were fictitious.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The wealth of Roku’s first-party data could be a gold mine for Amazon or Google, according to Laura Martin, an analyst at the investment bank Needham and Company.
    Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • Poulter plays a radically un-self-aware scion of a billionaire family in A24’s absurdist comedy about wealth and privilege (which also stars Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd and Téa Leoni).
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
  • For decades, real estate has been heralded as the gold standard of wealth building in the Black community.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • One of the world’s foremost places for contemporary design, the gallery is a treasure trove of talent perfect for lingering.
    Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The cats watched closely as their treasure trove reemerged from the shadows.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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