as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
an exploration into the disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart
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Recent Examples of exploration
For exploration during the day, the Palomar Observatory is open daily.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
President Richard Nixon directed NASA to focus less on deep space exploration and more on low-Earth orbit missions.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Now, the Artemis II mission — involving a flyby rather than a landing on the moon — renews and rejuvenates our nation’s commitment to space exploration.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
For a mission that pushed the boundaries of human exploration, the compensation is strikingly ordinary—closer to a mid-career desk job, or even skilled trade jobs like electricians and HVAC technicians, than a once-in-a-generation journey around the moon.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
President Richard Nixon directed NASA to focus less on deep space exploration and more on low-Earth orbit missions.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Now, the Artemis II mission — involving a flyby rather than a landing on the moon — renews and rejuvenates our nation’s commitment to space exploration.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
For a mission that pushed the boundaries of human exploration, the compensation is strikingly ordinary—closer to a mid-career desk job, or even skilled trade jobs like electricians and HVAC technicians, than a once-in-a-generation journey around the moon.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploration
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The county gave Sunshine Gasoline, the current owner of the Chevron gas station and one of Florida’s largest gas companies, about four months to produce an interim report and nine months to do a full investigation from the discovery in early March.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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But in Patterson Tuesday, Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirske indicated the federal government would take the lead on any investigation into the shooting of Hernandez.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Either Empire or Lowe’s will handle future customer service inquiries and warranty claims.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The realms of philosophy and religion have sometimes intersected in conducting such inquiries as these.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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As evidenced by the trailer, the doc is set to offer a comprehensive examination of the blurry lines between superstar wrestler Hulk Hogan and the man who played and created him, Terry Bollea.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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An examination of his patrol car revealed Teresa’s fingerprints on the hood of his patrol car, intermingled with Duckett’s.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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In higher-cost states, savings from achieving the magic 760 number can exceed 40% of annual household income, the study found.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Antarctica has lost enough ice over the last 30 years to cover the City of Los Angeles area 10 times over, glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine, found in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The hosts also talk about Prasad’s second exit from the FDA and a congressman’s probing of the agency’s rare disease drug denials.—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
12 Mar. 2026
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To this end, the event was likely either a misunderstanding or a deliberate probing of China’s aerial defense response.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The plan includes the addition of office and research space for the University of Maryland's School of Architecture, along with community meeting spaces.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Glaciers all over the world -- especially in Antarctica -- are also retreating at a rapid pace, recent research shows.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez alone, as placement coordinator, made the selections, Shackelford testified as part of an extensive Inspector General probe.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploration. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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