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
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The document also delved into a dispute between Uthmeier and Williams about whether the injunction should apply to law-enforcement officers across the state — a dispute that last week resulted in the judge finding Uthmeier in civil contempt.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
However, when delving into the numbers involved in the deal, Boise State may only be on national television a couple of times a year.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
In 2023, researchers delved into recordings collected by six underwater microphones that were secured to the seafloor off the coast in 2008.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Noun
This report delves into FedEx’s recent performance and its current valuation.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The document also delved into a dispute between Uthmeier and Williams about whether the injunction should apply to law-enforcement officers across the state — a dispute that last week resulted in the judge finding Uthmeier in civil contempt.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
However, when delving into the numbers involved in the deal, Boise State may only be on national television a couple of times a year.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
In 2023, researchers delved into recordings collected by six underwater microphones that were secured to the seafloor off the coast in 2008.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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It is said to have begun in the sixth century, when pilgrimages in honor of Haro’s patron saint, San Felice, were made to the caves where he was buried.—
Isabelle Rodney,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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Dug initially for chalk and flint, the caves were later used for a variety of purposes, including a World War II air-raid shelter that housed thousands of Londoners.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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In the 1920s, archaeologists excavating the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri near Luxor, Egypt, found many broken statues of the ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut—one of the civilization’s few female pharaohs.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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One of its recent big ‘splashes’ was the stunning recreation of a Roman villa within the estate, built after extensive Roman ruins were excavated.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Guest can discover the history and science of America’s natural caverns through educational and informative exhibits.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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During spring migration, recently hatched and newly mature moths move from the breeding grounds they were born in, to the distant, unfamiliar caverns.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
18 June 2025
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For landscapers to completely get rid of bamboo takes a lot of time digging, and lots of herbicide.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Commercial landscapers bring in small front-end loaders and dig it out manually.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2025
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This one-bedroom Airbnb is on the ground floor of the villa and showcases the building’s original soaring stone arches and curved ceilings that evoke an ancient grotto.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
17 June 2025
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Another wellness highlight is the property’s heated plunge pool tucked into a scenic grotto on the estate.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The 41-year-old shoveled 70.5 hot dogs and buns into his mouth in just 10 minutes.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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Carlyle shovels her walk and goes home, and the next day learns that Elizabeth Reuben committed suicide by leaving the gas on the night before.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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