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
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
To delve deeper into the phenomenon, the team developed a parallel project aimed at detecting articles coming from these papermills.
—Fernanda González, Wired News, 11 Aug. 2025
Visitors can explore its books and neo-Gothic architecture, or use available iPads to delve deeper into the museum’s collection.
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—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 31 July 2025
After verse one detailed the woman’s physical departure, verse two delved into the psychological response.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 31 July 2025
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Players will work each case from their police surveillance console, delving into the intimate digital lives of individuals flagged by PREDICT to decide whether the algorithm is right or wrong – and whether to convict or clear.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
To delve deeper into the phenomenon, the team developed a parallel project aimed at detecting articles coming from these papermills.
—Fernanda González, Wired News, 11 Aug. 2025
Visitors can explore its books and neo-Gothic architecture, or use available iPads to delve deeper into the museum’s collection.
7.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 31 July 2025
After verse one detailed the woman’s physical departure, verse two delved into the psychological response.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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Aged in natural caves, this cheese is deeply tied to the region’s heritage.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Chasing gestures and glimmers of memory, the film returns to Cao Thị Hậu’s birth cave alongside cinema’s first light.—
Cátia Rodrigues,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Despite laws in place intended to regulate export of these artifacts, almost all fossils excavated in Morocco end up on the commercial market, according to Martill.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jen Soriano tenderly, unflinchingly excavates layers of history and pain—found both in her body and our body politic—and offers all of us tools and materials to build a path toward wholeness.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Walker takes a one-hour tour of the cavern, which lasts one hour.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Certain bits of information had leaked out to the cavern kids.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Aug. 2025
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We’re focused more on just the dramatic storytelling and digging deeper into characters.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s a shallow wet deck with in-water daybeds and couches, and the main pool is located directly below the DJ booth, which sits atop the grotto.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s also a Whirlpool, Turkish baths, a salt grotto, cryotherapy chambers, and saunas.—
Tomeka Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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David Beatty, age 65, looked on as a bulldozer scooped up tents and other belongings and shoveled them into a garbage truck.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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His highlights from the opening 20 minutes included driving the lane before shoveling the ball to Lakers' center Christian Koloko for a dunk.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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