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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 This exploration is the latest in a series of new commercial opportunities that the single-entity league has embraced over the past few years. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In the end, this feels less like a critique of capitalism than an exploration of the importance of either returning home or making a new home, themes immigrant Zvereff has touchingly explored in his earlier work. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Paz vowed to redirect subsidy spending toward oil and gas exploration and production. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Best Things to Do Any trip to Kingman should start with at least a little Route 66 exploration. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 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
  • The ProPublica report, published Tuesday, states that the FBI in 2024 planned to launch an investigation into Collins' dealings with Navatek, a Hawaii defense contractor and donor to her campaign.
    — PATRICK WHITTLE, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Federal authorities probing her death are focusing their investigation in Los Angeles and are looking into whether the actor procured nonprescription pills from an area dealer.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigation
Noun
  • The Labor Department referred inquiries to the Justice Department, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Crumbl Cookie did not respond to an inquiry from The Sacramento Bee about its closure.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of inquiry
Noun
  • The report details necropsy and microscopic tissue examinations of two female belugas, 23-year-old Peekachu and 20-year-old Rain, who arrived in Chicago last month from the defunct Marineland park in Canada.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Even the film’s potentially provocative examination of open marriages falls by the wayside, replaced by an increasingly strained subplot involving Haru contending with Mila’s unexpected arrival.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of examination
Noun
  • A bit Kubrick, a bit BLACK MIRROR but also feels original — a surreal, weird, funny study on (human) nature and storytelling.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • According to the same PwC study, entry-level roles that involve AI skills are seven times more likely to require capabilities such as judgment and leadership, which aren’t traditionally entry-level requirements.
    — Haris Pylarinos, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 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
  • This grant will fund the largest global research initiative devoted to the rise in breast cancer among younger women.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Olive seeks out securing another grant to help fund her research to find non-invasive, affordable early detection methods for pancreatic cancer.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of research
Noun
  • Alexei Gruverman then used scanning probe microscopy to examine the film’s electrical response.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Australian website probe occurred in June, an OpenAI spokesperson previously told CNN, but the company was only made aware of it in August.
    — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of probe

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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploration. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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