reconnoitered

verb

variants or reconnoitred
past tense of reconnoiter
as in explored
to go to (a place or area) in order to find out information especially about a military enemy; to do a reconnaissance of (a place) An expedition reconnoitered the coast to find out the exact location of enemy forces.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnoitered
  1. explored
  2. scouted
  3. searched
Verb
  • Legacy Effects made full-size physical references, while ILM developed a digital muscle system and explored movements inspired by elephant seals and sumo wrestlers.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Over the past week, Iceland has explored that question not only through another conventional summit, but through a journey from remembrance to dialogue, and from dialogue to responsibility.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of explored
Verb
  • Investigators believe the attackers had scouted Shroff’s routine.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Herrera had scouted Celtic in their title-clinching appearance at Ibrox.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of scouted
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  • While that lawsuit was pending, Murkerson says his car’s license plate was searched multiple times in the Flock system.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The company at the center of the probe was not identified, but its premises in Romania and several homes were searched.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of searched
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“Reconnoitered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnoitered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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