variants
or reconnoitred
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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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
Verb
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Katz, an ex-minor-league pitcher, was coaching in the Northwood League in 2012 when he was scouted as a coach by former player and executive Scott Servais, because his son was on Katz’s team.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The deal for Death’s a Bitch was backed by Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Fund and scouted by Hannah Griffiths, Head of Adaptations for Banijay UK.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The bodies of two of the victims were found as authorities searched the debris, Renye said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Navy searched the area extensively, but after two weeks, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Reconnoitered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnoitered. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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