Examples of exploration in a Sentence
a topic for scholarly exploration
the early exploration of the West
early explorations of the West
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In September, educational programming offered for Constitution and Arkansas Freedom Week included an exploration of the history of voting rights and an examination of how access to information can influence decision-making.
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Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
The show promises a visually lush exploration of wealth, loyalty and deception set against the city’s harbor culture.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
There were moments in that book that are very much an exploration of what could happen that would stop you from being able to get back to your kids safely and in one piece.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
The show promises a visually lush exploration of wealth, loyalty and deception set against the city’s harbor culture.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
There were moments in that book that are very much an exploration of what could happen that would stop you from being able to get back to your kids safely and in one piece.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploration. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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exploration
noun
ex·plo·ra·tion
ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən 
: the act or an instance of exploring
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