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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 abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
the rabbits found a cornucopia of food in the vegetable garden
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Recent Examples of cornucopia
The result was a cornucopia of genetic contamination, including human DNA matching the original collector of the 1978 sample, as well as human DNA that is common in western Eurasia, Europe and the Near East.
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Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
Even Haghighi’s daring sense of form—his cornucopia of tones, styles, and genres—reflects his grandfather’s masterwork and suggests an expansion of Golestan’s audacious and original aesthetic.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Services run the gamut from elaborate body treatments all the way to manicures, with a cornucopia of local botanicals integrated wherever possible.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
While Perceive Its Beauty featured a cornucopia of guest-stars, Of the Earth is a profoundly solo affair, with every instrument, beat, and soundscape fashioned by Shabaka.
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Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
9 Mar. 2026
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Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
Even Haghighi’s daring sense of form—his cornucopia of tones, styles, and genres—reflects his grandfather’s masterwork and suggests an expansion of Golestan’s audacious and original aesthetic.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Services run the gamut from elaborate body treatments all the way to manicures, with a cornucopia of local botanicals integrated wherever possible.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
While Perceive Its Beauty featured a cornucopia of guest-stars, Of the Earth is a profoundly solo affair, with every instrument, beat, and soundscape fashioned by Shabaka.
—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornucopia
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Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.
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Her eldest — the repository for her first memories of motherhood, who changed the shape of her days — is gone.
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The City of Alamosa canceled its fireworks show due to historic drought conditions and an abundance of caution.
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Americans have traditionally embraced a lifestyle of abundance, believing that hard work and ambition would lead to greater prosperity.
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Sirens, horns, and shouts to evacuate rang out in the West Bottoms and along Southwest Boulevard all morning, but the speed of the flooding still caught everyone off guard.
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And then there was the guy laying on the car horn somewhere nearby — oh wait, that’s just Javier Ocampo, 43, and his collapsible vuvuzela.
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For much of her defining run, Lizzo was emblematic of an idyllic extramusical experiment, her songs a wellspring for yas queen enthusiasm.
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The collection’s wellspring is the late-19th century and early-20th ceramics of Nampeyo of Hano (Tewa) and Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso).
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Its themes of power, wealth, consumerism and American identity remain as relevant as ever.
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Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates law firm in Beverly Hills, also pointed to the mismatch in wealth in assessing possible spousal support for Kelce.
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Lying in a hospital bed, the breathing tube attached to her neck sometimes came loose, triggering an alarm.
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It’s designed to support up to two AMS 2 Pro units simultaneously, expanding the printer’s available material pool without constantly rerouting Bowden tubes by hand.
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Streptomyces are bacteria that live in soil and are known as gold mines for antibiotic molecule discovery.
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From a historic gold mine hitting the market to a former Boise State football star’s family’s wrongful death lawsuit, Idaho’s news cycle this week spans business, politics and tragedy.
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But Calico, his breakthrough from 2023, was a treasure trove of chilling revelations and picturesque stories about loss and finality.
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Small Vases and Vessels Flea markets are treasure troves for tiny vases and vessels.
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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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