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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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released. Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026 Finance professors rarely research NFL officiating, but the authors’ interest in regulatory capture—when regulators are corrupted by the entities they’re supposed to be regulating—led them to a trove of useful data. Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to review the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released. Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 American treasure hunters—and Spanish researchers in their employ—had increasingly come seeking information that might lead to multimillion-dollar troves. Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2026.

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