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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
That pushed the company to delve into other areas including advertising, gaming and cracking down on password sharing. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Now, with the launch of her new womenswear brand, Memory NYC, audiences can delve even further into her cute, nostalgic visual world. — Violet Conroy, Vogue, 15 July 2026 But that requires me to go to Africa and spend time there with my family and delve in. — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 July 2026 Ahead, experts delve into the flowers for each month and the significance behind them, as well as essential care tips to ensure healthy and abundant growth. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 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
  • Some suites intentionally feel cave-like and cocooning, which fits the atmosphere but may not suit everyone.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Great Basin National Park Great Basin’s beauty sprawls across 77,000 acres, with sky-high peaks, limestone caves, tranquil lakes, and groves of ancient Bristlecone pines, some of which are among the oldest trees on Earth.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cave
Verb
  • Never being satisfied with continuing to try and get deeper and deeper to who this individual is at their core, just constantly excavating.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Two of those casualties appear to be soldiers excavated from sediment beneath the motorcycle.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of excavate
Noun
  • But as oil is drained from these reserves, the integrity of the caverns may be imperiled.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is stored at 60 salt caverns thousands of feet underground at four major sites along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of cavern
Verb
  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That stint as a free agent, which finally ended when Wrexham, then of third-tier League One, came calling in late October 2024, was not the only time James has had to dig deep into his resolve.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of dig
Noun
  • Legend has it, Sperlonga was a stop on Odysseus's journey, and a group of ancient sculptures depicting scenes from the Odyssey were found in the grotto adjacent to the villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The hydrotherapy circuit runs cold plunge pools alongside a jungle-view sauna and a steam room with an ice fountain, plus a mud grotto and a vitality pool.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of grotto
Verb
  • Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the absence of heavy equipment, rescue workers, police and volunteers shoveled debris by hand at many sites, looking for survivors.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
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