as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Recent Examples of delve
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
With stories of our living ape relatives using medicine and information about the evolution of adolescence and emergence of genetic and neurological diversity, 2024 research delved into the human condition from a holistic perspective.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
An accompanying investigation delves into how people in assisted living facilities are getting sicker, and how underprepared Wisconsin is to handle their care.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The first three novels form a trilogy centered around protagonist Katniss Everdeen, while the fourth book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is a prequel, delving 64 years into the past.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Herald reporters meticulously reviewed agency reports, spoke to witnesses never contacted by investigators and delved into public records to shine a light on what went wrong in Biscayne Bay, leading to George Pino being charged with misdemeanors, and ultimately, a felony.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
With stories of our living ape relatives using medicine and information about the evolution of adolescence and emergence of genetic and neurological diversity, 2024 research delved into the human condition from a holistic perspective.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
An accompanying investigation delves into how people in assisted living facilities are getting sicker, and how underprepared Wisconsin is to handle their care.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The first three novels form a trilogy centered around protagonist Katniss Everdeen, while the fourth book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is a prequel, delving 64 years into the past.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Thadeus writes a poem for the woman and child transfixed by the cave mouth.Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The prehistoric cave dates back to the Pleistocene Age.Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have demonstrated that an ancient human skull excavated from a tomb at Ephesos was not that of Arsinoë IV, half-sister to Cleopatra VII.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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The cemetery contains approximately 200 graves, with 12 excavated so far, dating back to the fifth and sixth centuries.Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Nautical vampires aside, the caverns offer a unique experience for people to explore one of America's longest navigable underground rivers.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Today, the caverns hold evidence of both the Maya and the people who inhabited the region before them, as well as the fossils of prehistoric megafauna.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.Neal Earley, arkansasonline.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Before digging further into what Jeanty might bring, here are a few important figures to note about Denver’s running game: • Javonte Williams led the team this season with 8.2 rush attempts per game.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Butterfly Garden, for example, is set in a large conservatory designed as a tropical forest, with an 18-foot high grotto waterfall.Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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Located in Ocho Rios on 35 oceanfront acres, the romantic resort offers its own mineral grotto and spring pool for rejuvenating dips.Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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Next stop, Overland Park to shovel someone’s driveway.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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That storm was a killer, claiming the lives of eight people who died of heart attacks while shoveling and nine others who perished of carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in snowbound cars.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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