treasure trove

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 The Royals said that fan received a treasure trove of memorabilia: four autographed baseballs, four autographed caps and a baseball bat. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025 More Harry How/Getty Images More news: Dolphins' Tyreek Hill Breaks Silence on Tua Tagovailoa's Brutal Comments The San Francisco 49ers moved up to third overall in the 2021 NFL Draft, trading away a treasure trove of first-round picks to the Miami Dolphins to do so. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 By having computationally pattern-matched on the treasure trove of criminal endeavors, AGI and ASI will be essentially masterminds at crime. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 The show’s reception reflected that creative treasure trove. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for treasure trove
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Noun
  • General oversaturation of the country’s marijuana market is causing similar pullbacks in other states previously seen as gold mines for legal cannabis sellers, like California.
    The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Other pits around the Americas have served up paleontological gold mines of their own.
    Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Clean And Connected Data: These systems thrive when integrated into CRMs, TMS platforms and internal document repositories.
    Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The team's research is available as a preprint on the paper repository arXiv.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Game shows have always been about making a deal, but this was the mother lode!
    Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • Considering how much Italy is growing in terms of national branding, accessing the mother lode of tourism could be a great opportunity for foreign investors interested in Italy.
    Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This city is surrounded by an array of activities like flea markets, gardens, beautiful mountainous landscapes, old silver mines and remarkable Mexican historical monuments.
    Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Through the mines, visitors can get a glimpse into days gone by and view prime examples of functional architecture from the height of the Industrial Revolution.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Treasure trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treasure%20trove. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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