trove

noun

1
2
: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Extensive evidence collected at the scene So far, using the evidence collected at the scene and the trove of tips and interviews, investigators have been able to piece together a rough timeline and a map of the group’s final hours. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022 The massive trove of data being collected by these cars could give adversarial states an unprecedented vantage point into the United States and other Western nations. WIRED, 21 Nov. 2022 His family donated the trove to the center, which opened in 2008 at Ninth Street and Broadway. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2022 The trove included proof-of-execution and statement of work documents, user information, product orders/offers, project details, personally identifiable information, and documents that may reveal intellectual property. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022 The committee has not yet re-interviewed the two men, as lawmakers sifted through the additional trove of Secret Service records. Carol D. Leonnig And Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Oct. 2022 The committee has not yet re-interviewed the two men, as lawmakers sifted through the additional trove of Secret Service records. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022 At one point, the BPHD detective narrowed the trove to about 100,000 emails, which was shared on a thumb drive with others in the investigative team. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Oct. 2022 The trove of emails Chess.com shared with Motherboard validated those rumors. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trove was in 1888

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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