as in searching
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 prospecting
In 2027, the company plans a prospecting mission to one of their target spots to analyze dirt samples.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Those companies, in turn, are selling their AI products to all the non-tech companies that are prospecting for gold — that is, looking for ways that AI can make their operations cheaper or more efficient.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Those companies, in turn, are selling their AI products to all the non-tech companies that are prospecting for gold — that is, looking for ways that AI can make their operations cheaper or more efficient.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospecting
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Investigators are collecting evidence and searching for witnesses.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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Seoul-searching the sights The energetic neighborhood of Myeongdong serves as a central place from which to explore Seoul, and fortunately, it’s featured heavily in the film.—
Ali Wunderman,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here's how to install iOS 26 and start exploring its best features right away.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Blumenthal and his team, however, have spent more than a decade exploring the possibility—what if all the functions of an optical table could be miniaturized and built directly onto a chip?—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Prospecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospecting. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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