prospected

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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  • If that obsession had died down as the months went by, it was rekindled in November when House leaders explored the topic of UFOs once more.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Romvari cut her teeth with documentaries that also have explored her familial history, and this feels like a culmination of that work.
    Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Staffers frantically searched for updates on his condition.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker and activist Basel Adra said soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) searched his house in the occupied West Bank after a group of Israeli settlers attacked him, his family members and a foreign activist on Saturday.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Prospected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospected. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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