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
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
It’s definitely brought a new kind of empowerment within me as an actor to break out of getting stuck in our own way and being afraid to explore other parts of being human, not basing it on culture or religion and just delving in and doing it and being human.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
All this research also led me to delve into the nature, the sounds and the landscapes of this island, which is a paradise and super photogenic.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
This series — airing on National Geographic and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu — takes viewers on a global journey three years in the making, where the illusionist delves into diverse cultures and encounters individuals with remarkable, often seemingly impossible skills.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Rachel delves into her grandparents’ World War II survival story while displaced during the pandemic.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
It’s definitely brought a new kind of empowerment within me as an actor to break out of getting stuck in our own way and being afraid to explore other parts of being human, not basing it on culture or religion and just delving in and doing it and being human.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
All this research also led me to delve into the nature, the sounds and the landscapes of this island, which is a paradise and super photogenic.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
This series — airing on National Geographic and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu — takes viewers on a global journey three years in the making, where the illusionist delves into diverse cultures and encounters individuals with remarkable, often seemingly impossible skills.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
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There are desert badlands, frosty tundra, underwater temples, shipwrecks, lush caves teeming with life, and much more.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the Danes cave at Lansing’s chilling suggestion.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Durham University's archaeologists excavated the site in 2022.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists excavating a massive tomb in Pompeii unearthed extremely rare, nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The caverns of the mind and spirit are appealing as Neptune moves into Aries.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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Males pour by the thousands from the depths of the limestone caverns, coiling over rocks and one another in a slow-motion frenzy of courtship.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
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For tulip bulbs treated as annuals, the plants can be dug from the garden as soon as the flowers fade and the foliage and bulbs composted.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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The public will be able to access the onsite parking lot, beach, lighthouse park, public park to the north, fire pit, dune area, grotto area, and exterior green space during business hours and seven days a week, according to city documents.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Explore the oldest public Japanese garden on the East Coast, which features stone lanterns, a grotto area, and a stunning 40-foot waterfall.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To avoid this issue, coat your snow shovel with cooking spray before shoveling snow.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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Samuel Girard spun to the middle of the ice and shoveled the puck toward the net.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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