cornets

Definition of cornetsnext
plural of cornet
as in horns
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 cornets 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. IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
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Noun
  • Desensitize to loud or unusual noises—play recordings of transit sounds—such as subway announcements or car horns—while offering treats to create positive associations.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The species' males are recognizable by their large, twisted horns.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No Tang and food in tubes for the astronauts on the Artemis 2 moon mission – space food has come a long way since humankind first began regularly venturing beyond Earth's atmosphere more than six decades ago.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Pemberton went to Paris and to expert Baschet musician Thomas Bloch to record the ‘40s-era organ made of glass tubes of varying length, played with wet fingertips.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Cornets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornets. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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