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
Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
In town, delve into the city's pottery roots at Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and stop by the Red Wing Shoe Store and Museum to see world’s largest boot—a size 638 ½ made from 80 hides of leather, standing over 20 feet tall.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 7 May 2026
Still, their companies’ audience engagement teams are eager to delve into the institution of the earnings call.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
From the parking lot, begin walking north to delve farther into the park.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Verb
To delve deeper into Vienna’s cultural heritage, seek out the Museum of Applied Arts, the Foto Arsenal Wien photography museum, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and, my personal favourite, the Leopold Museum, which boasts an astonishing collection of Austrian art.
—Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 8 May 2026
In town, delve into the city's pottery roots at Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and stop by the Red Wing Shoe Store and Museum to see world’s largest boot—a size 638 ½ made from 80 hides of leather, standing over 20 feet tall.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 7 May 2026
Still, their companies’ audience engagement teams are eager to delve into the institution of the earnings call.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
From the parking lot, begin walking north to delve farther into the park.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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Most visitors come for the underground experience of the cave itself, but there's plenty of aboveground adventures to be had, too, including miles of hiking trails, biking, canoeing and kayaking on the Green and Nolin Rivers, and horseback riding.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Companion destination Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve features golf, a cave and nature trail, multiple restaurants, and a museum, all situated to showcase every sunset over the lake.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Its incisors became permanently growing chisels for excavating wood.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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First, the incoming object blasted material outward at tremendous speed, excavating deep layers of the moon.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
Noun
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By the fall of 2024, the cavern's pool contained 212 fish.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Fire made the inhospitable conditions of caves more bearable, as caverns were often cold, dark, damp, and home to other residents like lions, bears, and hyenas, which had to be displaced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Pulverized, the iron core likely caromed off the moon after initially digging deep into the lunar mantle and scattering traces of magnetized terrain across the south pole.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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No matter how comfortable your pants, shirt, or shoes are, a bra that digs or pokes can transform any outfit into an overstimulating disaster.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Noun
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For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The grottoes, just a half-mile in, are well worth visiting to see an example of the erosive powers of water and time.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Harris’ infield single on a ball Hoerner tried to scoop and shovel with his mitt errantly got past first baseman Michael Busch, prompting Counsell to end Imanaga’s night at 96 pitches and right-handed hitting Ha-Seong Kim due up.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In the medieval town of Belvì, men roast chestnuts—marroni—over an open fire in a frying pan the size of a swimming pool and then serve them to the crowd by shoveling them into troughs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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