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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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For more cold-climate shivers also see Finnish Weird, a quirky and often surprisingly spooky literary trove from the lands of the midnight sun. Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 The Bennu asteroid, a space rock not too far from Earth that is rich in carbon, continues to be a trove of information for scientists keen to learn about how life may have begun in our solar system. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025 Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The discoveries that led to the arrest did not come from new evidence, but rather from the same trove of material that had mostly been gathered in 2021 and 2022, two sources told MS NOW. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 The team gathered a trove of data that reshapes the existing timeline, pointing to our origins as a broad-spectrum species. New Atlas, 4 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 8 Dec. 2025.

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