as in experimental
done or created to find something or to learn more about something
exploratory drilling for oil
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Recent Examples of exploratory
Canadian poetry is polyphonic, exploratory, and urgent.
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Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Discussions have taken place but remain at an exploratory stage.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Sure, an occasional exploratory squeeze, but never a prolonged gallop.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Emily Chancellor, an Austin Water public information officer, said the city of Austin is working with Bastrop County stakeholders, including the city of Bastrop, to finalize a binding agreement that will allow Austin to begin exploratory drilling and field testing for the ASR project.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Discussions have taken place but remain at an exploratory stage.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Sure, an occasional exploratory squeeze, but never a prolonged gallop.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Emily Chancellor, an Austin Water public information officer, said the city of Austin is working with Bastrop County stakeholders, including the city of Bastrop, to finalize a binding agreement that will allow Austin to begin exploratory drilling and field testing for the ASR project.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploratory
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Participants were presented with a series of experimental questions along with two facial photographs, one of a bearded face and another of a non-bearded one.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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It’s got slick R&B, raw voice-memo rock-guitar sketches, experimental collabos with Mk.gee and Dijon.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 July 2025
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Again, nothing’s been finalized and the financial details remain wholly in the arena of the speculative.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 July 2025
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The Sirens is a compelling mix of contemporary, historical, and speculative fiction told through multiple points of view, mysterious dreams, and magical revelations.—
Kalie Cassidy
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Republic Services reached a tentative agreement with Teamsters Local 439 and the employees of Forward Landfill in Manteca, the company said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
19 July 2025
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To summarize, briefly, where things stand: Both sides have reached tentative agreements on about 30 articles, including key topics such as health care, remote work, hours and overtime, a just-cause disciplinary standard, a grievance and binding arbitration procedure and editorial integrity.—
The Daily News,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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Vinson was scheduled to have her preliminary examination in Washtenaw County's 14A-1 District Court, when Judge Cedric Simpson would have decided whether there's enough evidence against her to send the case to trial.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The Air Force study's preliminary findings indicated troops in the nuclear missile community don't have higher cancer diagnosis or death rates than other active duty servicemembers or the general U.S. population.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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The theoretical ways drugs can affect heat tolerance are well-known, but there haven't been enough systematic analyses looking at how, and at what levels, and for whom drugs affect heat tolerance, says Yorgi Mavros, a heat expert at The University of Sydney.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
30 July 2025
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The doctrine of communication by conduct is not merely a theoretical construct.—
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Exploratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploratory. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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