as in horn
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
cornets of pastry dough that were baked and later filled with cream
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Recent Examples of cornet
While recovering from cancer, Jackson pursued his lifelong dream of designing and measuring the acoustical properties of woodwind instruments, particularly Renaissance-era flutes, crumhorns, and cornets.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Flanking him, a cornet player and a percussionist bounced to the rhythm.
—Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Hudson joined a family of musicians: his father played flute, drums, cornet and the saxophone, performing regularly in local dance bands, while his mother was a vocalist, who also played the accordion and piano.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
In the late-aughts, at the restaurant French Laundry, in Yountville, California, Lena Kwak was tasked with finding a gluten-free alternative to the restaurant's iconic salmon cornets—small, crunchy wafer cones filled with salmon tartare to signal the beginning of the meal.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
Flanking him, a cornet player and a percussionist bounced to the rhythm.
—Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Hudson joined a family of musicians: his father played flute, drums, cornet and the saxophone, performing regularly in local dance bands, while his mother was a vocalist, who also played the accordion and piano.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
In the late-aughts, at the restaurant French Laundry, in Yountville, California, Lena Kwak was tasked with finding a gluten-free alternative to the restaurant's iconic salmon cornets—small, crunchy wafer cones filled with salmon tartare to signal the beginning of the meal.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornet
Noun
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There was the occasional outburst as angry drivers leaned heavily on their horns, filling the peaceful meadow with a sudden blast of urban agita, but in general, things remained calm.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Congas, bongos, and a Creole conch shell sit alongside guitar, keyboards, and horns.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The affected product is a 6-ounce tube with lot number 1024088 and an expiration date of November 2026.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The sphere at the top of the node bobs in the water, with the attached tube oscillating water within it, spinning turbines inside the structure that generate electricity.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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“Cornet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornet. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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