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as in investigated
to search through or into
communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions
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as in searched
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean
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Recent Examples of explored
Ada, who’s just beginning her career, is negotiating complexities that ought to have been explored far more substantially.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Now that summer has officially arrived, this is a fine time to enjoy the great outdoors — beaches are beckoning, trails must be climbed and parks can be explored.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Waller also opens up about another element of her identity that was explored on this season of the show.
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Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Assateague's spectacular national seashore is best explored by kayak.
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Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
The Americas explored untold wildlife stories across the continent from different locations including the frozen north, the wild west, the Atlantic coast and Patagonia.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
This initiative, echoing a concept Leight first explored in 2010, celebrates two decades of the business.
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Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The project explored whether public sentiment signals from X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and Google News aligned with sports performance outcomes.
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Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Some studies have explored this phenomenon.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Now that summer has officially arrived, this is a fine time to enjoy the great outdoors — beaches are beckoning, trails must be climbed and parks can be explored.
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Waller also opens up about another element of her identity that was explored on this season of the show.
—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Assateague's spectacular national seashore is best explored by kayak.
—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
The Americas explored untold wildlife stories across the continent from different locations including the frozen north, the wild west, the Atlantic coast and Patagonia.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
This initiative, echoing a concept Leight first explored in 2010, celebrates two decades of the business.
—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The project explored whether public sentiment signals from X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and Google News aligned with sports performance outcomes.
—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Some studies have explored this phenomenon.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explored
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Sandweg said the entire affair needs to be investigated.
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The case was investigated by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
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Other video showed massive piles of debris as people climbed and searched around the colossal heaps.
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Since then, she had been spotted on multiple game cameras on other properties in the county but was always gone by the time the area was searched, Sheriff Nathan Johnson said.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office, the nonpartisan fiscal advisor for lawmakers, recently examined the increase in state spending since 2019-20, Newsom’s first full year in office.
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The study examined how concentrated each category is by measuring the share of top 10 mentions held by the top 3 brands.
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