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
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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For two-and-a-half years, curators from Cinémathèque Française and the Design Museum in London pored over a treasure trove of items locked away in Anderson’s storage facility in Kent, England to create the first museum exhibition of his work.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields
ESA.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
But by stripping the story down to its core elements — supernatural powers, madness, claustrophobia — Kubrick opened viewers’ minds to a treasure trove of possible interpretations, many of which were compiled in the wonderfully labyrinthine documentary Room 237.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
In the opulent bathrooms, women admired each other’s co-ords and vintage accessories borrowed from Lover’s Lane Vintage, the treasure trove on Portobello Road.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields
ESA.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
But by stripping the story down to its core elements — supernatural powers, madness, claustrophobia — Kubrick opened viewers’ minds to a treasure trove of possible interpretations, many of which were compiled in the wonderfully labyrinthine documentary Room 237.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
In the opulent bathrooms, women admired each other’s co-ords and vintage accessories borrowed from Lover’s Lane Vintage, the treasure trove on Portobello Road.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for treasure trove
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“Treasure trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasure%20trove. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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