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
Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The eight elements of Humility have a wealth of research supporting them and the first step is to delve into an exploration of what each has to offer.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The bell never means the same thing twice but simply suggests feelings too big to delve into at this time.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Our voter guide stories also delve into who’s funding the races, and in some cases include searchable campaign-finance graphics from our news partner CalMatters.
—Chris Fusco
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Verb
To delve into Mansfield’s body of work is to see her more clearly.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The eight elements of Humility have a wealth of research supporting them and the first step is to delve into an exploration of what each has to offer.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The bell never means the same thing twice but simply suggests feelings too big to delve into at this time.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Our voter guide stories also delve into who’s funding the races, and in some cases include searchable campaign-finance graphics from our news partner CalMatters.
—Chris Fusco
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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And because the pellets were some 30 meters away from the cave’s entrance, the team could rule out their incineration by a natural wildfire.—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Moaning Caverns and Calaveras cave tours Calaveras County's caverns offer guided underground tours, dramatic cave formations and a cooler alternative on hot summer days.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Moaning Caverns and Calaveras cave tours Calaveras County's caverns offer guided underground tours, dramatic cave formations and a cooler alternative on hot summer days.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The plan is to compress the green hydrogen gas and pump it deep underground for storage within custom-engineered, lined rock caverns.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Surging gas prices have pushed Americans to dig deeper into their wallets, skip purchases and pull back on savings.—
Luis Melgar,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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In a video posted to X, Newsom said federal agents have sought to speak to his family, friends and former employees, demanded records and dug through years of documents.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Aside from the flowing healing waters that proliferate throughout the property, there are a multitude of saunas, from Finnish to Latvian pirts to Switzerland’s largest infusion sauna, alongside a refreshing ice grotto.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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The garden fills a grotto on the north side of the gigantic 387-acre West LA campus, which was donated in 1888 specifically for use by veterans.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Two helicopters dropped off hand crews, who began to shovel in the area to establish containment lines.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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