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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Over six hours after the blade was detected, an exploratory laparotomy was performed on Fulcher to remove his entire colon.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Other nations, including Iran and Israel, have also made claims or begun exploratory work.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Over a year later, that work, curated by Sherman, is on view at the International Center of Photography in New York as an exploratory show around pregnancy and parenthood, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Other nations, including Iran and Israel, have also made claims or begun exploratory work.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Over a year later, that work, curated by Sherman, is on view at the International Center of Photography in New York as an exploratory show around pregnancy and parenthood, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Don’t hesitate to act on exploratory ideas related to the entertainment world, show business or sports.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exploratory
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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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