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cornucopia

[kawr-nuh-koh-pee-uh, -nyuh-] / ˌkɔr nəˈkoʊ pi ə, -njə- /










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But for millions like me, the robot Olympics burst into our feeds as a glorious cornucopia of slapstick comedy.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

The cornucopia of debt has often been longer term, sometimes issued by companies with higher ratings than the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The premiere opens with Kennedy standing inside a low-budget digital cornucopia.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

As a reporter, I knew enough about soccer culture to file stories from watch parties across Southern California’s cornucopia of diasporas every World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

She wasn’t sure if the same strategy could work with two other people, but she put one arm around each boy and tried to keep them afloat as they held the cornucopia between them.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

And out of the animals’ mouths, like cornucopias, flow gleaming vines, leaves and bunches of grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025

The great Medfly cafeterias of the Central Valley and the Imperial Valley, the fecund cornucopias of the nation, lay vulnerable — but arguably out of reach, Brown calculated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

American Thanksgiving conjures images of ginormous turkey legs and cornucopias spilling with grapes, gourds, and multi-colored corn.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021

First, though, a quick gallop through what remains of New York’s holiday windows in 2019, and the hopeful cornucopias within.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2019

His memory was short; already human beings were back on their rightful pedestals, cornucopias of dog food in their hands.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford


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