treasure trove
noun
1
: treasure that anyone finds
specifically
: gold or silver in the form of money, plate, or bullion which is found hidden and whose ownership is not known
2
: a valuable discovery, resource, or collection
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Examples of treasure trove in a Sentence
Divers found a treasure trove of gold and silver in the wreckage of a ship that sank hundreds of years ago.
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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Previously, scientists could access a treasure trove of data shared through Twitter’s application programming interface, enabling researchers like Pierri to routinely collect millions of tweets a day for their studies.
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Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
As Brandon Shaw, co-founder and COO of The Tour Guy and an official tour guide of Rome, explains, there’s still a treasure trove of attractions to see.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Faint lighting and soft music stage a romantic scene further enhanced by house negronis and a treasure trove of international liquors.
—Kayla Stewart, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2024
During its observations, the telescope will catalog 1.5 billion galaxies and the stars within them, collecting a treasure trove of data for astronomers that includes each galaxy’s mass and number of stars created per year.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
As Brandon Shaw, co-founder and COO of The Tour Guy and an official tour guide of Rome, explains, there’s still a treasure trove of attractions to see.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Faint lighting and soft music stage a romantic scene further enhanced by house negronis and a treasure trove of international liquors.
—Kayla Stewart, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2024
During its observations, the telescope will catalog 1.5 billion galaxies and the stars within them, collecting a treasure trove of data for astronomers that includes each galaxy’s mass and number of stars created per year.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Treasure trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasure%20trove. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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