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
Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Mark that date in your calendars, as The Alters will make the early summer season even hotter with a unique twist on space exploration and space colonization games.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The festival blends space exploration, music and public engagement into a vibrant celebration under the stars.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The Apollo moon missions were arguably the greatest exploration exercises in human history and women and people of color were entirely excluded from them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Mark that date in your calendars, as The Alters will make the early summer season even hotter with a unique twist on space exploration and space colonization games.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The festival blends space exploration, music and public engagement into a vibrant celebration under the stars.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The Apollo moon missions were arguably the greatest exploration exercises in human history and women and people of color were entirely excluded from them.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploration
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Netanyahu has tried to blame the failures on the army and security agencies and repeatedly resisted calls for an official state commission of inquiry that would look into the government decision-making as well.—
Natalie Melzer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Secondly, Clayman suggests embarking on a period of inquiry.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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That account, however, could open him up for the first time to cross examination on the witness stand.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the true subject of the film’s examination turns out to be Nina herself, a doctor whose steady, unfailingly professional surface barely conceals self-lacerating anguish.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to a recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the antler was found on a stone platform among other objects made from stone, bone and antler, as well as human skull fragments.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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In their study, Kiang, Lo and colleagues ran large-scale simulations to explore how measles and three other infectious diseases—diphtheria, polio and rubella—could spread across the U.S. under various levels of childhood vaccination.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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After meticulous research and a thorough understanding of the technology, Rosing decided back in January to purchase a Chevrolet Silverado EV.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The company has also hired creative and technology talent across the AI/ML research, data security, animation, and gaming fields.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Dan Caldwell, who served as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser and was terminated as part of the department’s ongoing probe into information leaks at the Pentagon, said on Tucker Carlson’s podcast that his opposition to the U.S.’s potential attack on Iran facilitated his ouster.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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The case involving Google’s advertising technology business came out of the same probe and was filed by Biden’s antitrust enforcers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploration. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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