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noun

Definition of delvenext
archaic
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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verb

as in to excavate

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Recent Examples of delve
Verb
Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. — TheWeek, 3 July 2026 Arsenal are able to delve into the market from a position of strength, but the left side of attack was arguably one of the Premier League champions’ weakest areas last season. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 12 June 2026 According to Germain, the network initially didn't want to delve into death or divorce, the only two plausible reasons why Chuckie's mom wasn't around, in a kids' show. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 When asked specifically about 2025 that Legette can’t afford to duplicate, the third-year Carolina Panthers wideout didn’t delve into too many specifics. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for delve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
  1. cave
  2. excavate
  3. cavern
  4. dig
  5. grotto
  6. shovel
Noun
  • Jade and Tabitha were trapped below in the bone cave at the end of last week’s episode.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Located on the outskirts of a town called Fureidis in northern Israel, the cave was due to be affected by construction work when archaeologists decided to investigate it.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of cave
Verb
  • The crash site was forest in 1944, but it was later excavated for rice cultivation, Fong told Jackson.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • While Freddy was in Boston mourning Germany’s defeat, online sleuths excavated the least-savory tidbits from his X posting history.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Definition of excavate
Noun
  • Paul walks the cavern’s polished concrete floor, absorbs its hum, grazes its plastic surfaces with his fingertips.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of cavern
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  • Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • With the top teams digging deeper into the benches for late playoff runs, developing young players has never been more important.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of dig
Noun
  • The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • Aside from the flowing healing waters that proliferate throughout the property, there are a multitude of saunas, from Finnish to Latvian pirts to Switzerland’s largest infusion sauna, alongside a refreshing ice grotto.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of grotto
Verb
  • With the work now being migration, most programs are still shoveling, counting tasks and missing the structure.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Since arriving Wednesday in La Guaira, Sosa has scrambled to pull people from the rubble with his old mining pickaxe and shovel in the absence of national rescue teams.
    — Juan Pablo Arraez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
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