trove

noun

ˈtrōv How to pronounce trove (audio)
Synonyms of trove
1
: discovery, find
2
: a valuable collection : treasure
… tours to show you at length and at leisure Belgium's art trove.—Helmut Koenig
also : haul, collection

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Standing between the jury and a verdict are scores of hours of conflicting testimony, bitter recriminations, and a vast trove of unfiltered texts exchanged by two brilliant scientists. — Chris Serres — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 The device captures troves of card information, which thieves later collect in order to clone cards. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 But now, Batie-Smoose and her attorneys have escalated their fight with a trove of new allegations. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Informed by its huge trove of 10 years of prior battery data, Theyyunni said its large language models now predict the results of dozens of minor chemistry changes and process variations far faster than any physical prototyping and testing could. — John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trove

Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trove was in 1886

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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