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

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Botstein announced his retirement in May after a trove of documents collected by the Justice Department, known as the Epstein Files, revealed that the two shared a closer relationship than previously disclosed. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Today, roughly 65 percent of works on display in its four chronological sections are from the museum’s trove. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026 The Herugavialis skull may have not been discovered within the Great Sphinx itself, but the statue and the pyramids are known to be troves for both ancient Egyptian and prehistoric finds. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 ProPublica reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and interviewed dozens of people familiar with Navatek, its Washington operations and the FBI inquiry to conduct our own investigation. — Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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