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as in to investigate
to search through or into
communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions
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Recent Examples of explore
At each destination, we were given the option to explore.
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Both Carol and Leanne get love interests who are abruptly introduced, devices like ‘80s flashbacks are used sporadically before fading away and marginal characters like Bill’s other woman and Josie leave much to be explored.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 31 July 2025
Netflix also continues to explore nonfiction with a three-part docuseries centered on Colombian football star James Rodríguez.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
Offering a captivating invitation to explore the world one glass at a time.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
Both Carol and Leanne get love interests who are abruptly introduced, devices like ‘80s flashbacks are used sporadically before fading away and marginal characters like Bill’s other woman and Josie leave much to be explored.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 31 July 2025
Netflix also continues to explore nonfiction with a three-part docuseries centered on Colombian football star James Rodríguez.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
Offering a captivating invitation to explore the world one glass at a time.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Israel's military said police were investigating the incident.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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The city is actively investigating him, Pureval said.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
2 Aug. 2025
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Police are searching for a suspect believed to have killed four family members in rural Tennessee and then abandoned a 7-month-old baby girl in a front yard 25 miles away this week.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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But cosmologists have actually been searching for holes in the standard model—holes that might lead to a more complete understanding of spacetime, because the standard model has limitations.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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The current playoff format deserves to be thoroughly dissected and examined.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Lawmakers have dipped into the state's dwindling savings accounts to cover the deficit, said Matt Berman, a University of Alaska Anchorage economics professor who co-authored a 2016 report that examined various deficit-reduction methods.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Explore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explore. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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