trove

noun

Synonyms of trovenext
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: a valuable collection : treasure
… tours to show you at length and at leisure Belgium's art trove.Helmut Koenig
also : haul, collection

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The El Dorado Hills taproom quickly earned a trove of accolades for its famed fruit sours, Belgian-style ales and more, starting with two gold medals at the 2014 California State Fair. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025 That image was removed from the Department of Justice's website shortly after the trove was uploaded, though it has since been restored following backlash. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 Late Friday, the department published a trove of documents to meet a deadline mandated by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in Congress, though not all the Epstein files were released, and many that were made public have been heavily redacted. Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025 Late on the Friday afternoon before Christmas, and just hours before a deadline mandated by Congress, the Department of Justice released part of the trove of documents known, colloquially, as the Epstein files. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trove

Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trove was in 1886

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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