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My work explores the contradictions shaping women's lives in Italian society, focusing on how gender norms intersect with personal and collective acts of agency.
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Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
The movie explores a gentle legend whose father’s premature death gave him his own ticking clock and gives new context to some of Candy’s most memorable screen moments, showing how the man and his characters often melded in magical ways.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
About five years ago, Bernow noticed the mounting interest in rejuvenative medicine, which explores ways to protect the body against the chronic diseases that lead to poor health and a shorter health span.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Ídolo, from Futuro Media, explores Sanchez’s origins, rise, and violent end.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Constructed over nearly a decade, the film explores the violent strategies used by the Argentinian state to grab territory from the country’s indigenous Chuschagasta community.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This new exhibit explores the city and the historic excavation in equal measure.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The film explores themes of grief, family bonds and childhood resilience.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
While some people in Hollywood are more than willing to make a Frankenstein film that explores AI themes, del Toro emphasized that his work focused on telling a story rooted in the original themes and tropes from Mary Shelley’s novel.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
The movie explores a gentle legend whose father’s premature death gave him his own ticking clock and gives new context to some of Candy’s most memorable screen moments, showing how the man and his characters often melded in magical ways.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
About five years ago, Bernow noticed the mounting interest in rejuvenative medicine, which explores ways to protect the body against the chronic diseases that lead to poor health and a shorter health span.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Ídolo, from Futuro Media, explores Sanchez’s origins, rise, and violent end.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Constructed over nearly a decade, the film explores the violent strategies used by the Argentinian state to grab territory from the country’s indigenous Chuschagasta community.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This new exhibit explores the city and the historic excavation in equal measure.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The film explores themes of grief, family bonds and childhood resilience.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
While some people in Hollywood are more than willing to make a Frankenstein film that explores AI themes, del Toro emphasized that his work focused on telling a story rooted in the original themes and tropes from Mary Shelley’s novel.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explores
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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New research investigates the possibility that different spacecraft could visit Comet 3I/ATLAS, giving scientists a unique on-location view of the interstellar visitor, or even offering the chance to collect material that could be much older than the bodies of our solar system.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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One agent searches through system information to identify suspicious behavior, another revises security policies to prevent future threats of the same kind and a third tests the defenses of the system by staging an attack.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kecmanović, a steady pro who will test the Brazilian’s rally tolerance, isn’t an ideal opponent as Fonseca searches for his first main-draw win in New York.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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This film study examines several aspects of Cam Johnson’s passing repertoire.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The healthiest cities list examines access to fitness centers and health care professionals in a specific area alongside residents’ personal health.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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