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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 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 Thompson opens, closes and reinstates a cornucopia of companies on paper, often using names resembling companies with better reputations. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Come fall, all of the Hudson Valley in New York is transformed into a cornucopia of fall foliage. Erika Veurink, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2024 Murphy is term-limited, so the open-seat contest has attracted a cornucopia of candidates, starting with a crowded field of Democratic aspirants. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornucopia
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Noun
  • When these sorts of mistakes happen, developers often make the repositories private quickly, hoping to contain the fallout.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These models will be available via Alibaba Cloud’s Model Scope and Hugging Face, a huge repository of AI models.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Grow in full sun with average soil. 05 of 09 Nasturtium Plant these edible flowers to add a near-instant look of rampant abundance to your potager or flower bed.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The observatory is capable of pinpointing the location and number of these icy compounds in our galaxy, giving researchers a better sense of their abundance.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That led to his 1984 debut of musical persona Buster Poindexter, a lounge singer with a backing band that included horns.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Passing drivers leaned on their horns to show support.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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  • Those events tapped a wellspring of racial tension in Columbus, say local activists.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Though well-coifed in real life, a bald-capped Dismukes hilariously channels the hairless community’s deep wellspring of grievance and makes the most of it.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
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  • Check this out 🇬🇧 Tunnel vision: A mile-long series of secret World War II tunnels under a tube station in London will be turned into a major tourist attraction.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The pope is receiving what is known as high-flow oxygen by nasal cannula (a device that provides extra oxygen through a tube and into the nose), which can vary in oxygen percentage.
    Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • According to Mining Technology, there are over 1,300 gold mines in the world, and China operates 117 of them.
    Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
  • How Investors Can Access The Untapped Mine Today’s tourism, powered by digital media, is still a largely untapped gold mine for Italy.
    Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • By pressuring Ukraine to hand over much of its mineral wealth in exchange for protection, Trump is undermining not just U.S. foreign policy traditions but the entire architecture of international relations that has maintained peace since 1945.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Unfortunately, though, the wealth isn’t trickling down to average workers.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • Best Overall Deals From handy outdoor gear to high-quality travel apparel, the REI outlet is a treasure trove of unbeatable finds.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Etsy is a treasure trove of new and vintage Turkish styles, including subtypes that span neutral and colorful options.
    Sarah Lyon, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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