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a topic for scholarly exploration
the early exploration of the West
early explorations of the West
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Emily’s Sassy Lime might be fairly obscure, but its brief tangle with underground rock stardom is central to the exhibit’s exploration of teen-age self-fashioning.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) is accused of murdering his tempestuous boss (Josh Brolin), and Blanc arrives to find whodunit in a humorous and sharp exploration of faith, religion and cult of personality.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival before being acquired by Searchlight Pictures, is a genre-bending exploration of trauma, faith and the human capacity for survival.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
Over 100 feet longer than Titanic, the vessel’s next life will serve as a thriving habitat for marine life and a new frontier for underwater exploration.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) is accused of murdering his tempestuous boss (Josh Brolin), and Blanc arrives to find whodunit in a humorous and sharp exploration of faith, religion and cult of personality.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival before being acquired by Searchlight Pictures, is a genre-bending exploration of trauma, faith and the human capacity for survival.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
Over 100 feet longer than Titanic, the vessel’s next life will serve as a thriving habitat for marine life and a new frontier for underwater exploration.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exploration
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploration. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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