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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  • Mangold was developing the Star Wars movie, Dawn of the Jedi for Lucasfilm, which was to have explored the origins of the Force.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But rarely, since Jokic rounded into MVP form, have the Nuggets explored lineups with two centers.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Two plays after Toth’s hold, on second-and-13, Hurts searched within a clean pocket but fired incomplete after finding no one open.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The cooler will be searched and tagged at the gate.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Prospected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospected. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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