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
The exploratory approach to education continues at County Montessori through elementary school.
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Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The next chapter rewinds the timeline only a day or so, revealing poignant context for Adnan’s exploratory spirit in the previous two.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 May 2025
From Theory to Action In 2023, most firms were in the exploratory phase.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Our walk was a saunter, a delightful, wayward, exploratory street haunting, to use Virginia Woolf’s term for the adventure and discovery of walking in the city.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The next chapter rewinds the timeline only a day or so, revealing poignant context for Adnan’s exploratory spirit in the previous two.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 May 2025
From Theory to Action In 2023, most firms were in the exploratory phase.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Our walk was a saunter, a delightful, wayward, exploratory street haunting, to use Virginia Woolf’s term for the adventure and discovery of walking in the city.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exploratory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploratory
Adjective
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Sadly, the label would have none of that experimental nonsense.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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For investors, this represents both opportunity and risk, but the institutional validation is real—BlackRock doesn't deploy billions into experimental technologies.—
Anastasia Chernikova,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Unlike the speculative crypto cycles of previous years, RWA tokens offer something fundamentally different: real yield backed by real assets.—
Anastasia Chernikova,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The official exchange rate stood at 105 bolívars per U.S. dollar in May, while the parallel market rate surged to 139, widening the gap and inviting new speculative pressure.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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The concession was part of a tentative agreement the California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment reached with the state.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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Finally, a friend got back to me with a tentative lead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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The proposals come a year after University of North Carolina trustees approved an audit of the athletics department after a preliminary budget projected about $100 million of debt in the years ahead.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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The project is in the first phase of engineering, which includes a preliminary design alignment.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The Athletic's Jim Bowden recently outlined a theoretical deal in which the Cardinals would trade Helsley, Arenado, and cash to the Detroit Tigers to land superstar prospect Kevin McGonigle.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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These frameworks are not theoretical, as they are based on real-world leadership challenges and offer actionable tools leaders can apply immediately.—
Tony Gambill,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Exploratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploratory. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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