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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Data centers house computing equipment used to process the massive troves of information needed to train and maintain AI systems. Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026 These systems learn by ingesting vast troves of data in a process called training. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026 Several officers who fought the rioters told The Associated Press that the hardest thing to deal with has been the effort by many to play down the violence, despite a massive trove of video and photographic evidence documenting the carnage. Mary Clare Jalonick, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026 Florence, Italy The Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana was established to consolidate the Medici family’s growing trove of classical manuscripts. Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 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 17 Jan. 2026.

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