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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
Their rise has caught the attention of big banks and the largest payments networks—so much so that Mastercard has explored stablecoin acquisitions of its own.
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
There are new pairings to be explored!
—Michael Seater, Them., 11 Nov. 2025
The process is being explored by several startups, including Curio, Shine Technologies and Oklo.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Deep dive Through an investigation, NPR explored the question of how a person's credit history affects their auto insurance costs, as well as why their credit history matters to insurance companies.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
As was so often the case, no one was held accountable for any of the killings explored in this article.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, not every element of her story is explored in the documentary, including how she was adopted while in prison.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The sequel concludes the story that began in last year’s Wicked, which followed Elphaba and Glinda during their years at Shiz University and explored how their friendship shaped their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Through a range of abstract, atmospheric, and figurative works, the exhibition explored the relationships between perception, memory, and the natural environment.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Ben Weiss, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
There are new pairings to be explored!
—Michael Seater, Them., 11 Nov. 2025
The process is being explored by several startups, including Curio, Shine Technologies and Oklo.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Deep dive Through an investigation, NPR explored the question of how a person's credit history affects their auto insurance costs, as well as why their credit history matters to insurance companies.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
As was so often the case, no one was held accountable for any of the killings explored in this article.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, not every element of her story is explored in the documentary, including how she was adopted while in prison.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The sequel concludes the story that began in last year’s Wicked, which followed Elphaba and Glinda during their years at Shiz University and explored how their friendship shaped their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Through a range of abstract, atmospheric, and figurative works, the exhibition explored the relationships between perception, memory, and the natural environment.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explored
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The department then placed Kinsleigh with her grandfather, Brian Welty, between 2018 and 2021, while DCS investigated the case, according to the complaint.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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The cause of the incident is now being investigated.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Officers searched the home, but Melodee was nowhere to be found.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Detective Jeremiah Hanson reached out to the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, a group of nine states that shared law-enforcement data, and asked for a historical record of every time someone had searched Ryan’s name—during a traffic stop, for example.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Explored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explored. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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