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trove

noun

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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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With Hollywood just 20 miles away, a trove of renowned writers, musicians, actors and artists moved in, too. Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 Repurposed from the former Camel Rock casino, the studio building of more than 30,000 square feet accommodates the show’s interior sets, plus a vast trove of 1970s-style costumes, police uniforms and vintage props. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025 With its vast troves of information about Americans and their activities, the federal government has an enviable, but often decentralized and disorganized, gold mine of data untapped by AI companies to date. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025 The exchange, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, was part of a huge trove of emails released by lawmakers earlier this month as scrutiny over Epstein’s ties to Trump and other high profile intensifies. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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