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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
Composers from nineteen countries, ranging from Cuba and Brazil to Japan and South Korea, communally explored an inexhaustible continent of sound.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Cars are banned, so visitors get around on foot or by golf cart; however, the island is arguably best explored by boat.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Recovery teams explored two of the three chambers on Friday, but the search was limited due to considerations over oxygen and decompression.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
In a 2026 study published in The Journal of Social Psychology, researchers explored how people in romantic relationships feel about hearing prosocial lies from their partner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Many of the same ideas explored throughout the notebook also appear in Fasano’s newest book, The Teacher, which follows a father and son learning life’s most important lessons together.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
All of this, as well as the photographer’s personal life and more, is explored in Avedon, which is getting a special screening in Cannes on May 17.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Rescue teams explored two chambers Friday but were forced to stop because of decompression risks.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
The new work explored a different possibility.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Cars are banned, so visitors get around on foot or by golf cart; however, the island is arguably best explored by boat.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Recovery teams explored two of the three chambers on Friday, but the search was limited due to considerations over oxygen and decompression.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
In a 2026 study published in The Journal of Social Psychology, researchers explored how people in romantic relationships feel about hearing prosocial lies from their partner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Many of the same ideas explored throughout the notebook also appear in Fasano’s newest book, The Teacher, which follows a father and son learning life’s most important lessons together.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
All of this, as well as the photographer’s personal life and more, is explored in Avedon, which is getting a special screening in Cannes on May 17.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Rescue teams explored two chambers Friday but were forced to stop because of decompression risks.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
The new work explored a different possibility.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explored
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The incident is being investigated.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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When asked about reports that the bus had stopped on the railway tracks and that the barriers, used to keep motorists away from the tracks when the trains are passing, may not have lowered properly, Siripong said the matter still needs to be investigated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Police previously searched for Hicks at local homeless shelters and encampments, reported The Evening Sun, citing family.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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At the scene, Brown, according to his arrest warrant, was detained and searched.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Defendants’ needs vary, and any diagnosis made by the psychologist who examined Rodriguez-Singh on March 26 has not been made public because the resulting psychiatric evaluation report was filed under seal.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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His most recent drama, Evil Does Not Exist, examined the natural world as besieged by modern industry.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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