as in experimental
done or created to find something or to learn more about something
exploratory drilling for oil
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Recent Examples of exploratory
Pixar drops a big hint The galactic themed indoor launched roller coasters will send riders on an exploratory mission into the uncharted Lego Galaxy in custom Lego spacecraft, according to the backstory for the ride.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
In other words, the Northern Irishman is on another exploratory trip.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
For now, the standalone Reels app remains in the exploratory phase, and Meta has not confirmed any plans to move forward.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Companies like Google, which famously implemented its 20% time policy allowing employees to spend a portion of their workweek on exploratory projects, demonstrate how structured curiosity can yield groundbreaking innovations.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
In other words, the Northern Irishman is on another exploratory trip.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
For now, the standalone Reels app remains in the exploratory phase, and Meta has not confirmed any plans to move forward.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Companies like Google, which famously implemented its 20% time policy allowing employees to spend a portion of their workweek on exploratory projects, demonstrate how structured curiosity can yield groundbreaking innovations.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploratory
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For instance, for her Coachella debut Tyla brought an experimental island flavor to the desert.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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From Experiments To Enterprise-Wide Automation 2024 marked AI's experimental phase, with businesses testing isolated applications.—
Oleksandr Sheremeta,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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First, because our common narrative framework depends on the past, many people still consider warming through a speculative lens, failing to recognize the severity, and urgency, of superstorms and sea-level rise.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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But there was a definite hostage-video vibe to her appearances during the presidential campaign, giving students of body language a speculative field day.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The video captured Olaf’s tentative first play with Tank.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There's also tentative evidence for a plane of satellites around another nearby galaxy, Centaurus A.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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DuBose denied Libby's motion for a preliminary injunction Friday, ruling the process House Speaker Ryan Fecteau used to impose the sanction reflected the will of the majority of Maine House members.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The issuing of a preliminary injunction comes in a lawsuit filed by a group of unions and retirees in Maryland, which is one of more than a dozen suits to raise alarms about the kind of data DOGE has accessed, and how such data could be used.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, for example, can yet orchestrate a theoretical swing of close to £12million ($16m), a significant sum for those requiring summer rebuilds on finite resources.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, the risk of diversion from Plaintiff's sales is more than theoretical—the government can prove that Plaintiff actually sold LSD to a minor as well as an undercover officer.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Exploratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploratory. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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