trove

noun

Synonyms of trove
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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

Examples of trove in a Sentence

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Amazed to discover her treasure-trove apartment, Julián also discovers his own Caribbean heritage and the lively Brooklyn community he is surrounded by, in a loveable, benevolent family-friendly feature. Kevin Giraud, Variety, 18 June 2026 Separate emails also shared in the trove of internal documents reveal how USCIS officials first urged for an automatic extension of Haiti’s TPS and how agency leadership reversed that recommendation. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 Meanwhile, in the colonies, Washington and the Continental Army struggled without the same trove of cartographic knowledge their enemy had collected over the previous decades. April White, JSTOR Daily, 17 June 2026 The industry of buying and selling such information troves is worth billions. Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026 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 21 Jun. 2026.

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