as in tube
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container
musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns
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Recent Examples of horn
The lineup also includes such stellar musicians as keyboardist Larry Goldings, bassist Jimmy Johnson, guitarist Michael Landau, percussionist Luis Conte, horn players Walt Fowler and Lou Marini, and singers Kate Markowitz, Dorian Holley and Andrea Zohn.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
From the opening minute to the final horn, Smart set the tone for the Lakers on Tuesday, scoring 25 points, draining five threes, to go with seven assists and five steals during the Lakers’ 101-94 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The red satin look featured a corseted bodice with a sweetheart neckline and pointed horns at the end of each side.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
In the case of this lighthouse, the ATON is the light signal that flashes a red light every few seconds and the fog horn that sounds two blasts every thirty seconds between April and December.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
From the opening minute to the final horn, Smart set the tone for the Lakers on Tuesday, scoring 25 points, draining five threes, to go with seven assists and five steals during the Lakers’ 101-94 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The red satin look featured a corseted bodice with a sweetheart neckline and pointed horns at the end of each side.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
In the case of this lighthouse, the ATON is the light signal that flashes a red light every few seconds and the fog horn that sounds two blasts every thirty seconds between April and December.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horn
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Be sure to drive the historic Loop Road, explore a lava tube cave — formed about 15,000 years ago — and visit a 1,200-year-old tree and monoliths.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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These long tubes—made of perforated or porous plastic or rubber with hose fittings at one or both ends—deliver water slowly.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nevertheless, Gadson’s father, Harold, bought him and his brother, Thomas, cornets to play in their school’s drum and bugle corps, Gadson recalled in author Jim Payne’s The Great Drummers of R&B, Funk & Soul.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Larkin lifted a shot into the upper left-hand cornet of the net during a four-on-four situation in between DeBrincat's goals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
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“Horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horn. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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