CORNUCOPIAS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

cornucopias

noun

plural of cornucopia

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 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 Come summer, colorful cornucopias of tomatoes, okra, squash, peppers, and more, are ripe for the picking. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

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Noun

While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
That's more in line with tasks that use multipage documents, code repositories, or scientific datasets.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of repositories

Noun

The couple was involved in transactions that saw American black bear gallbladders and cougar bones being smuggled into Vietnam, as well as black and white rhinoceros horns, lion teeth and a tiger pelt being illegally imported to Oregon.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
With a pair of real horns, one of them plays the bull by gliding toward the fuchsia bullfighting cape.

— Eyder Peralta, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of horns

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The real issue was that the presence of the enslaved in the gold mines increased the ranks of the competition.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The ruling marks another turn in a yearslong legal battle over the project, which Belo Sun has promoted as one of Brazil’s largest potential gold mines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of gold mines

Noun

Millions of tubes of toothpaste distributed by a California company have been recalled due to possible health risks.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Millions of tubes of toothpaste distributed across the United States have been recalled due to possible health risks.

— Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026

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