as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Recent Examples of delve
Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The conversation will delve into the meteoric rise of digital-first crime storytelling and the art of captivating audiences across platforms.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
While critiques of America’s pernicious gambling culture and hypocritical application to athletes never overwhelm the story (or even develop beyond a few jabs per episode), Season 1 lays the groundwork to delve deeper later on while hitting plenty of targets here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Despite these constraints, Frost plans to go back to the DOJ at least twice next week in an effort to delve deeper into the investigation.
—Philip Wang, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Was there a temptation to delve into Benedict’s bisexuality more this season?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The conversation will delve into the meteoric rise of digital-first crime storytelling and the art of captivating audiences across platforms.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
While critiques of America’s pernicious gambling culture and hypocritical application to athletes never overwhelm the story (or even develop beyond a few jabs per episode), Season 1 lays the groundwork to delve deeper later on while hitting plenty of targets here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Despite these constraints, Frost plans to go back to the DOJ at least twice next week in an effort to delve deeper into the investigation.
—Philip Wang, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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However, Little Foot’s skull, which became crushed as surrounding cave sediment grew heavier and shifted over time, has been difficult to study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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These natural gems give a glimpse into the Floridan aquifer, a system of porous limestone that forms underground caves and rivers, pushing water up through vents and ultimately flowing into the faucets of millions of Sunshine State residents.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The plan even included transporting heavy equipment, such as bulldozers, in case buried nuclear material had to be excavated.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The city is leaning on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to require Ford to cover the cost of fully excavating and restoring the site itself.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Local legend has it that the outlaw Jesse James once used the caverns as a hideout, adding some infamous intrigue to the subterranean spectacle.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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To remove oil from the reserves, water is pumped into the salt caverns, making the crude float to the surface, where it is captured and sent through pipelines to refineries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His teammates dug him, and vice versa.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Start with a narrow trowel, not a shovel Your instinct might be to grab the biggest digging tool on the rack.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While there are plenty of places to dine on-site—an open-air deck, a solarium, and an outdoor grotto—I’d recommend nabbing a reservation.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the 14-year-old child of a poor family in 1858, Saint Bernadette experienced numerous apparitions of a young woman in a cave or grotto, seemingly the Virgin Mary, asking for a chapel to be built on the site.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The answer is not getting volunteers to shovel out the homes of the elderly.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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How ironic that the piece appears as millions of Americans are freezing, without power, and New York City’s mayor is paying citizens to shovel snow.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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