Thesaurus results for EXPLORES

explores

verb

present tense third-person singular of explore

as in investigates

to search through or into communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions

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as in searches

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 explores An InStyle editor explores Jenner's affinity for the cut and asks jewelry experts to weigh in on its growing appeal. —

Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 June 2026 Free-loving Venus explores your 9th House of Travel and Learning, opposite dark Pluto in your 3rd House of Communication, so big ideas ask for simple words that hold up. —

Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 As a continuation of the Handmaid’s Tale story, The Testaments explores Gilead from new perspectives, focusing on a group of teenage girls attending a finishing school for Gilead’s elite young women. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026 Carlos De Loera is a reporter with De Los, the Los Angeles Times vertical that explores Latino culture and identity. —

Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 The Madison explores the transformation of the family after the deaths of its patriarch, Preston, and his brother Paul, played by Matthew Fox. —

Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Her work explores landscapes as evolving narratives, tracing relationships between land, labor, and movement. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026 This lyrical collection from B Batchelor—a 2025 Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards from PEN America—explores the way incarceration distorts time. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The story explores the what led to their breakup in the past, as tragedy brings Percy back to the Canadian lakeside town of Barry’s Bay and face to face with Sam and his brother, Charlie (Michael Bradway), after years of radio silence. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026

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This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Mullin defended the agency's broader mission, noting that ICE also investigates serious criminal activity.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 June 2026