Synonyms of explores

explores

verb

present tense third-person singular of explore

1

as in investigates

to search through or into

communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• investigates
• examines
• inspects
• looks (into)
• researches
• scans
• probes
• delves (into)
• digs (into)
• inquires (into)
• views
• studies
• checks up on
• checks into
• sifts
• peruses
• skims (through)
• thumbs (through)
• surfs
• browses
• cruises
• reinvestigates

2

as in searches

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searches
• probes
• discovers
• prospects
• hunts
• reveals
• discloses
• unearths
• skirrs
• scouts
• plumbs
• reconnoiters
• fathoms
• sounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explores

For Nilsson, art and the personal are boundaryless — much of her work explores the feminine sphere, touching on subjects that were especially controversial for their time. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

During the panel, del Toro teased a documentary that explores the process of creating the original film, which features appearances and commentary from Jacob Elordi, Cate Blanchett and Charlie Day. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 July 2026

Her writing, which has appeared in Bloomberg, WIRED, and MIT Technology Review, explores climate and the energy transition, social and economic policy, and the modern consumer experience. — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

The exhibition explores both the beauty and the ambiguity of that transformation. — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

The comedian’s one-woman show explores her experience of being a mother without her own mom. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

There is a case to the right of the entrance that explores American life through patriotism and the 4th of July. — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Produced as a Hong Kong-US collaboration, the film explores identity, family, cultural displacement, and the difficult choices faced by those navigating between tradition and self-determination. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Masahiko Imai, 54, who also works at the garden, quietly explores solutions through various approaches, such as transplanting, soil preparation, planting shade trees and conducting cultivation experiments. — Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026