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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

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For decades, engineering, technical, and industrial processes first explored as methods of keeping nations safe or attacking enemies have also found their way into the civilian world.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In April, the family explored Portugal for 10 days, stopping in cities like Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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For more than a decade, Goldring searched, hoped and prayed for a kidney while doing her best to live her life and prepare for her future.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts, as authorities searched for people missing after floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

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