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
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
The still untitled show will delve into their lives and explore how shifting political, social, and artistic upheavals shaped their relationship and oeuvre.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
The Supreme Court of California then unanimously ruled last August that the lower court should not have applied this standard and must delve more deeply into the substance of the arguments.
—Malena Carollo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Sharon extracts the drama from the score as Yannick Nézét-Séguin conducts it; Nézét-Séguin aligns his interpretation with Sharon’s theatrical rhythms, and both have in Davidson and Spyres a pair of singer-actors willing to delve as well as deliver.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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But Willis, who wouldn’t delve into details on how strongly other quarterback-needy teams pursued him, surely had other options.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
The still untitled show will delve into their lives and explore how shifting political, social, and artistic upheavals shaped their relationship and oeuvre.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
The Supreme Court of California then unanimously ruled last August that the lower court should not have applied this standard and must delve more deeply into the substance of the arguments.
—Malena Carollo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Sharon extracts the drama from the score as Yannick Nézét-Séguin conducts it; Nézét-Séguin aligns his interpretation with Sharon’s theatrical rhythms, and both have in Davidson and Spyres a pair of singer-actors willing to delve as well as deliver.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The discovery of a canine jawbone in a cave in southern England suggests that dogs were domesticated 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Teamwork thrives when promises are specific, and as tough Saturn sextiles excavating Pluto, your friendship zone and your travel sector combine.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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With Walker Monfort in charge, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and GM Josh Byrnes have been entrusted to excavate the Rockies from the ruins.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Decades of static storage lead to the unavoidable accumulation of heavy waxes, dense inorganic sediments, and highly corrosive hydrogen sulfide produced by sulfate-reducing bacteria — turning the bottom of the cavern into a chemical nightmare.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Few caverns possess the same cache of fossils as Bender’s Cave, however.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor if they're caught excavating, digging or altering the land along the parkway.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ashcraft tapped out before being ordered to dig a grave, get inside a body bag, and consider his eulogy as instructors piled dirt on top of him.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its attractions include a mossy, cool grotto of ferns as well as vast views of Ashdown Forest and distant towns.—
Amy Waldman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 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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According to the restorers, a single attendant was expected to shovel coal into two separate boilers during their eight hour shifts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
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Su said in their first year, a team of 15 people volunteered their time to shovel 44 sidewalks, driveways and paths.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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