exploration

noun

ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce exploration (audio)
Definition of explorationnext
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 However, critics contend that by trimming general education and electives, these programs sacrifice crucial interdisciplinary exploration and broad intellectual development. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Koloma has selected GeoComputing Group’s RiVA private cloud platform to power its exploration and analysis workflows. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 But exploration has also forged cooperation, even between the United States and Russia during the Cold War. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 The 180° Experience is roundtrip and includes a 15-minute stop for coffee and exploration. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exploration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploration
  1. investigation
  2. inquiry
  3. examination
  4. study
  5. probing
  6. research
  7. probe
Noun
  • His cellphone was seized by the FBI in 2024 as part of an investigation into his campaign finance reporting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The outbreak wasultimately traced back to romaine lettuce, and the FDA closed its investigation last year without publicly identifying the grower or supplier involved.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigation
Noun
  • The piece urges critical inquiry into such claims, emphasizing that human oversight, not AI's inherent deviousness, can be a sizable contributor.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The inquiry shows that just $17,209 was used to pay healthcare and pharmacy costs, according to a review of statements from the couple’s eight Bank of America accounts between late December 2024 and late June 2026.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of inquiry
Noun
  • No sentence in corporate life sounds more like the beginning of an examination, and none more dependably marks the end of one.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Among the most notable figures in this year’s report were 157 domestic abuse forensic exams conducted through the organization’s strangulation examination program, which launched in the past two years.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of examination
Noun
  • Emerging studies on leading AI models that have been specially trained by scholars to act as virtual Commanders-in-Chief, armed with massive arsenals of atomic arms, have been alarming.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The studies looked at everything from chips and salsa to beef chili and chicken tikka masala.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of study
Noun
  • There was Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey, accepting an award for his relentless probing of the White House.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
  • But neither of them seemed eager to undergo much emotional probing.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of probing
Noun
  • Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Do not let perfection delay movement or turn research into a hiding place.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of research
Noun
  • That wasn't possible on the Blue Ghost-Resilience launch, however, as getting the lunar probes to their distant deployment point used up almost all of the upper stage's fuel.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The order is the latest in a long-running SEBI probe into Zee’s promoters.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of probe

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