prospected

verb

past tense of prospect
as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold

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Recent Examples of prospected With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The arena serves as the home arena for the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL and has been prospected as a venue for a new or re-located National Hockey League team in Quebec City. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospected
  1. explored
  2. searched
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  • According to a Meta news release, the team explored hundreds of designs, from all-caps to literal handwriting.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Another group explored an area near a post-and-rail fence where workers had hit a large rock structure when installing posts.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of explored
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  • On July 12, dive team members with California State Parks searched Doane Pond but did not find her.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Departments can choose what types of cases can be searched for by other departments.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of searched

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