trove

noun

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: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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New revelations tying the group’s top officers to a trove of racist, violent and bigoted messages present uncomfortable questions about who has been given opportunities to rise within the ranks of the organization and beyond in Kansas politics. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 Reddit’s vast conversational trove has proven particularly valuable on a web increasingly dominated by generative artificial intelligence. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Some state chapters, like Oklahoma and Illinois, have issued statements opposing the trove of more than 28,000 messages. Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 The combination of their privilege and their family’s mobility—scattered by war, public service, and personal ambition—created a rich trove of correspondence, more of which has surfaced since Chernow published Hamilton. Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trove

Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trove was in 1888

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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