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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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Police searched Alvarez and discovered two plates of military-grade body armor in the trunk of his car, according to the criminal complaint.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies on Friday searched a medical building in Carmichael after receiving what turned about to be unfounded reports of an intruder.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Researchers also examined studies finding that vaping aerosols contain potentially carcinogenic compounds, including formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and heavy metals such as nickel, chromium and lead that may come from heating elements within devices.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Each episode of the series examined a different homicide case, with Hansen interviewing key witnesses, victims, and members of law enforcement.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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