cornucopias

plural of cornucopia
1
as in repositories
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 horns
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 cornucopias Come summer, colorful cornucopias of tomatoes, okra, squash, peppers, and more, are ripe for the picking. Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 The Sagrada Familia fuses the universal language of nature — trees, birds, reptiles, cornucopias of fruit — with scenes from Christ's life. ABC News, 9 June 2026
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Noun
  • Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.
    Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The breadth of the acquisition represented by the two gifts establishes the Menil Collection as one of the most substantial repositories of Winters’ work in the United States, the museum said.
    News Desk, Artforum, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Eduardo Cuevas Times Square was beating with blaring horns as military bands performed onstage in the middle of the New York City tourist destination to celebrate Independence Day.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Passing motorists on Rosalind Avenue beeped their horns to complete the tumult for independence.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Streptomyces are bacteria that live in soil and are known as gold mines for antibiotic molecule discovery.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Men frequently went to work in the country's booming gold mines.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The oxygen released in the tank then flows through four silicone supply tubes that are attached to the roach’s spiracles prior to the operation.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
  • Among the photos were ones of the supermodel admiring the view outside her hospital window and one with tubes taped to her neck and head.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Removing mines from the waterway would be done solely by Iran, Gharibabadi said at the time.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
    Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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