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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
This cornucopia of qualities should make Sekt easy to find.
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Michelle Williams, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The store itself is a cornucopia of unimagined gems, everything from Faraday cages for your phone to stop 5G melting your brain, to nuclear fallout preparedness kits for the bargain price of $349.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
The fall runways were a veritable cornucopia of foodie fashion.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
Along the way, there’s a cornucopia of singers, giant balloons and marching bands.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Michelle Williams, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The store itself is a cornucopia of unimagined gems, everything from Faraday cages for your phone to stop 5G melting your brain, to nuclear fallout preparedness kits for the bargain price of $349.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
The fall runways were a veritable cornucopia of foodie fashion.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
Along the way, there’s a cornucopia of singers, giant balloons and marching bands.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cornucopia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornucopia
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Either way, Foster is never presenting himself as a design’s sole author, or as a repository of knowledge about every vent and contractor deadline.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Researchers and developers can now access an extensive repository containing over 1 million robotic movement trajectories.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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With its close proximity to the Russian mainland (400 miles), its abundance of natural resources, and its strategic location at the gateway to the North Atlantic, the set of Islands were critical to Moscow’s economic and defense interests.—
James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History ,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hubble observations of the galaxy’s age, mass of stars and heavy-element abundance would help researchers test competing models of galaxy evolution that predict distinct signatures across the two halves of the disk.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Don’t miss Amigo Yates, whose horn spread measured a whopping 8 feet, 9.5 inches.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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Questlove deconstructs how it was built on top of a Motown beat, with those blaring acid horns, that chorus of voices sounding like a barbershop quartet hovering in space then singing in startling unison, the whole song finding its meaning in the thumping sonic drive that somehow remained…light.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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But after the September 11 attacks (in which 15 of 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia), Saudi dawa suddenly appeared as a dangerous force, a frightening wellspring of terrorism.—
Krithika Varagur,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Apr. 2020
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One potential wellspring of recruitment is incumbents who narrowly lost reelection.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
12 Dec. 2024
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Inspect the fireplace and fireplace pilot light regularly for signs of soot buildup, vent obstruction, flame quality, and the overall cleanliness of the pilot tube.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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They are fed by a tube and kept alive by a ventilator.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Alaska is a gold mine, rich in natural resources like petroleum, seafood and literal gold.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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One of them was the Tropico gold mine, near Rosamond, a town neighboring Edwards Air Force Base.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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American banks have largely avoided letting customers use crypto for retail transactions, although their institutional trading and wealth management arms have participated in markets for bitcoin ETFs.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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These customer interactions are a treasure trove of data, which makes organizations data-rich.—
Tom Lewis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Joy Behar's famously (and notoriously) interruptive cell phone apparently also contains a treasure trove of celebrity secrets, as one stranger found out upon finding the device after the comedian previously lost it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Cornucopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornucopia. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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