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

Examples of trove in a Sentence

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On the other hand, those servers offer a valuable trove of personal data, ready for lucrative ventures such as AI training and search engine optimization. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026 The case was selected as one of several bellwether cases for a trove of similar claims brought against social media players in recent years. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Washington wants access to Brazil’s vast trove of rare earths to reduce its defense industry’s reliance on China. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 In July, a trove of users’ seemingly private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude showed up in Google search results. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2026.

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