exploratory
adjective
ex·plor·ato·ry
ik-ˈsplȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of, relating to, or being exploration
exploratory surgery
exploratory drilling for oil
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The exploratory work, which will impact weekday traffic between Boise and McCall for the month of June, is the first in a line of efforts to build a new permanent span over the North Fork of the Payette River.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2024
Instead, she’s since embarked on a restlessly exploratory career, drifting from neo-soul to punk/pop.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 June 2024
Someone could have cut into the skull either as an attempt to treat the cancer, or as an exploratory medical autopsy to determine the patient’s cause of death.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
The price of helium shot up six years ago and more than a dozen wildcatters — risk-taking prospectors who drill exploratory wells — headed to northeastern Arizona with the hope of striking it rich.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2024
Instead, she’s since embarked on a restlessly exploratory career, drifting from neo-soul to punk/pop.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 June 2024
Someone could have cut into the skull either as an attempt to treat the cancer, or as an exploratory medical autopsy to determine the patient’s cause of death.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
The price of helium shot up six years ago and more than a dozen wildcatters — risk-taking prospectors who drill exploratory wells — headed to northeastern Arizona with the hope of striking it rich.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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exploratory
adjective
ex·plor·ato·ry
ik-ˈsplōr-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˈsplȯr-, -ˌtȯr-
: of, relating to, or being exploration
exploratory surgery
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