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

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Trump to get access to that colossal wealth and Musk to avoid government investigations into his enterprises and to maintain access to the federal piggybank and untold troves of data. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Burchett asked Bass to turn over an enormous trove of documents covering nearly seven years of correspondence between her office and LAHSA about federal homelessness funding. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Each piece of the silver trove—the bars, jewelry, coins, and scrap metal—could have been used for payment in Viking society. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The trove of women’s bloomers, drawers, knickers, brassieres, corsets, and girdles is just a small part of the school’s historic clothing collection, with images shared by the University of Wyoming Libraries via JSTOR. April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2026.

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