as in gold mine
an abundant source
the ancient city, having been almost perfectly preserved under volcanic ash for nearly 2,000 years, is proving to be a treasure trove of archaeological information
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Recent Examples of treasure trove
Wind has all three of the hourglasses in his collection, while Newson chose to add the 30-minute model to his personal treasure trove.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2026
The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is an internet treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock during the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the scene blossomed and became mainstream.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Surxondaryo region in southern Uzbekistan is known as an archaeological treasure trove, containing multiple ancient settlement mounds.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
As much a summation of a career to date as a small-press treasure trove, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux’s Lucky Charms collects poems from over a dozen different publications by nearly as many presses.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2026
The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is an internet treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock during the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the scene blossomed and became mainstream.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Surxondaryo region in southern Uzbekistan is known as an archaeological treasure trove, containing multiple ancient settlement mounds.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
As much a summation of a career to date as a small-press treasure trove, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux’s Lucky Charms collects poems from over a dozen different publications by nearly as many presses.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treasure trove
Noun
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Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Malware deployed via seemingly innocent GitHub repositories and embedded in blockchains, where the malware will be stored forever (and increasingly difficult to root out as the chains grow), makes for an almost unstoppable technology.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the summer of 2025, before killing Direct File, the federal government published most of the program’s source code on GitHub, an online repository.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beyond mother lodes of oil or natural gas, ready cash can also be generated with diamond or gold mines, precious metals, and rare minerals.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Happy Valentine’s Day card The vanity in the dressing room of the pop-up is the Easter egg mother lode, according to the Spotify reps, who encouraged us to look closely on it for clues.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of them is an old college friend of mine, Dan Corry, an English economist, who, since 1982, has attended eleven successive World Cups.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s been an explosion at the mine in Ceylon, and 200 people are dead.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Treasure trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treasure%20trove. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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