explored

past tense of explore

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Recent Examples of explored Cory and Topanga ultimately married, and their family life was explored across the three seasons of Girl Meets World, with Fishel and Savage reprising their roles. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored. New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025 Fortune has explored the paradox of robust asset markets—fueled by equities, real estate, and private investments—coexisting with widespread financial insecurity. Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 Over 135 minutes, the three episodes explored how a girl fearlessly pursued her big dreams. Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 Frankel credits Ingelsby’s writing for the authenticity of Grasso’s circumstances, which will be further explored in the series’ final two episodes. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025 Lee Iacocca is most often credited with inventing the minivan due to his leadership at Chrysler, though the concept of a garage friendly family van was explored by Leo Walsh’s design team at Chrysler. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025 Boutros’ work has explored the prospects of AI, machine learning and computational science as a means to design studies and analyze large sets of data. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025 The lesbian vampire subgenre saw a later boom in the the ’70s, and it’s still being explored in recent media like First Kill, but Dracula’s Daughter remains one of the more fascinating entries. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explored
Verb
  • Researchers investigated whether genetics influences the link between vegetable intake and weight or obesity.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Warrens investigated the Amityville home in 1976, five years after visiting the Perron family house, which was the subject of the first Conjuring film.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lake Worth police officers and animal control officers searched the area to find the suspect and the brown pit bull but were unsuccessful, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Salee and Sprinker's bodies were found weighted down in a nearby river in May 1969, the same month Brudos' home was searched following a tip from a college student.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The study examined seven AI models from Open AI, Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and Anthropic’s Claude.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • While the murders were closely examined, the BTK Killer's identity was still unknown by the early 2000s.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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