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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
For 45 years, a renowned, long-running multidisciplinary paleoanthropological research initiative known as the Middle Awash Project has explored deposits in an area of the Afar Rift called the Halibee member of the Dawaitoli Formation.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
The picture is used to identify mines that can be explored with advanced acoustic systems and cameras, Britton said.
—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 24 May 2026
As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The city of Vallejo explored purchasing the shuttered site from the Vallejo Unified School District in 2023 and possibly turning it into a fire station, according to city council records.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
There's much invention in this vein to be explored.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Cold cases in the area were also explored.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The picture is used to identify mines that can be explored with advanced acoustic systems and cameras, Britton said.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Composers from nineteen countries, ranging from Cuba and Brazil to Japan and South Korea, communally explored an inexhaustible continent of sound.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
The picture is used to identify mines that can be explored with advanced acoustic systems and cameras, Britton said.
—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 24 May 2026
As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The city of Vallejo explored purchasing the shuttered site from the Vallejo Unified School District in 2023 and possibly turning it into a fire station, according to city council records.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
There's much invention in this vein to be explored.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Cold cases in the area were also explored.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The picture is used to identify mines that can be explored with advanced acoustic systems and cameras, Britton said.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Composers from nineteen countries, ranging from Cuba and Brazil to Japan and South Korea, communally explored an inexhaustible continent of sound.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explored
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Federal authorities investigated Paxton during the Biden administration, but he was not charged.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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On May 22, Canada's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced that the actor’s remains were located in the Lions Bay area and that his death was being investigated as a homicide.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Once in Israeli custody, detainees describe being beaten, tasered, strip-searched and attacked by dogs while held in shipboard containers, often blindfolded, shackled and denied timely access to lawyers or consular officials.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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On December 4, 2001, Simpson’s home was one of 13 locations searched by the FBI after a two-year drugs-and-pirate-TV investigation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 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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