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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Late on the Friday afternoon before Christmas, and just hours before a deadline mandated by Congress, the Department of Justice released part of the trove of documents known, colloquially, as the Epstein files. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025 This would allow the public to access the massive trove of investigative files and call up basic queries for names. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 The photos come from a trove of 95,000 images the committee received last week, the Democrats said. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Then, in April, The Athletic’s Matt Baker uncovered a broader trove of emails involving Belichick, Hudson and UNC communications staff. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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