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cone

[kohn] / koʊn /
NOUN
circular-shaped object with pointed end
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Porthmadog in Gwynedd came out on top, with a single scoop costing an average of £3.85, while a two-scoop cone was around £5.28, according to analysis by credit card company Zable.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

On your cicchetti crawl, consider also stopping for a scartosso, a paper cone filled with fried seafood and polenta.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Yvonne from Markinch out-of-school club placed a cone over the open drain overnight so no children would see and to prevent any other wildlife from getting hurt.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The bottom of the backlight is roughly 5 feet off the ground, making a typical traffic cone invisible from closer than about 35 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Her hair was piled on top of her head and twisted like a cone of butterscotch custard at the Dairy Dip.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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