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noun

Definition of delvenext
archaic
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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verb

as in to excavate

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Recent Examples of delve
Verb
While not featured in the game itself, a host of other missing items are listed on a dedicated page for players who want to delve deeper. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. — TheWeek, 3 July 2026 The film delves into themes of living in the present and the digital age's impact on play and genuine connections. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 According to Germain, the network initially didn't want to delve into death or divorce, the only two plausible reasons why Chuckie's mom wasn't around, in a kids' show. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for delve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
  1. cave
  2. excavate
  3. cavern
  4. dig
  5. grotto
  6. shovel
Noun
  • Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • Only a cyclops living in a cave could possibly be surprised by this news.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Definition of cave
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  • The women were originally excavated during the late 19th century from within the funerary complex at Dahshur, an ancient Egyptian necropolis featuring some of the oldest, largest, and best preserved pyramids in Giza.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • The family eventually rebuilt itself, but filming the show excavated old wounds.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of excavate
Noun
  • There was always a descent into the noticeably cooler stone caverns where the wine is aged underground.
    — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Highlights include the 30-foot Great Falls, which is below a historic 19th-century cotton mill, and Twin Falls, which emerges from a cavern into the Caney Fork River.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of cavern
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  • For the second year in a row, this quiet Hill Country town is digging itself out of a catastrophe that has mercilessly taken a community trying to heal and set them back on the path of mourning.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Saturday was yet another game in which the Padres’ starting pitcher dug a hole and the offense did nothing to lend him a hand to help him out.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of dig
Noun
  • Tucked away in a grotto filtered by the shade of olive trees and Aleppo pine, the facility looks like a game of Jenga, badly played.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
  • The indoor/outdoor water park has a 900-foot lazy river, tube slides, and a heated grotto.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of grotto
Verb
  • Together, these two men stood under the awning of Li Shan’s commissary and watched Noe’s boys shovel their catch from the hold of the lugger into baskets on the wharf.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • As Picklesburgh and other summer events tighten parking, residents are reminded that chairs belong on private property — and that street spots remain first‑come, first‑served, no matter who shoveled or parked there last.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 July 2026
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