trove

noun

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: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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The Trump administration has been heavily criticized in recent weeks over its earlier refusal to release the massive trove of investigative records that the Justice Department and FBI possess in connection with the case. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 Other caves became reliquaries for troves of Chinese cultural and artistic artifacts. Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025 Boston Public Library, one of the oldest and largest public library systems in the country, is launching a project this summer with OpenAI and Harvard Law School to make its trove of historically significant government documents more accessible to the public. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 11 Aug. 2025 On Wednesday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police released a trove of public records related to the department's previous interactions with Tamura, who lived in the the Nevada city. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trove

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 3 Sep. 2025.

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