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as in investigating
to search through or into
communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions
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as in searching
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean
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Recent Examples of exploring
Efforts to mitigate consumption and reduce the environmental impact of the world’s IT infrastructure include developing more energy-efficient hardware, data center infrastructure, and exploring more sustainable computing methods.
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Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The study's first phase focused on breast and prostate cancers and will examine lung, melanoma, colorectal and HPV-related cancers by July 2026, also exploring genetic and environmental factors.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Consider this our guide to these are the best cities in Mexico worth exploring.
—Atenea Morales De La Cruz, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
As the race to find alternative cooling tech heats up, researchers are exploring climate-friendly options such as elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state tech that moves heat through reversible phase transformations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
There’s also Jasson Domínguez, currently projected to be the fourth outfielder with the team still exploring the addition of a right-handed hitter, and prospect Spencer Jones.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
This essay marks the beginning of a series exploring those remaining roads.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In El Paso, Texas, the nonpartisan city council in February unanimously approved an action plan aimed at exploring ways to block any future detention centers, including the establishment of a moratorium on ICE facilities.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
With 24 hours of listening time, they’re designed to keep up with whatever the travel day or exploring a new city holds.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The study's first phase focused on breast and prostate cancers and will examine lung, melanoma, colorectal and HPV-related cancers by July 2026, also exploring genetic and environmental factors.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Consider this our guide to these are the best cities in Mexico worth exploring.
—Atenea Morales De La Cruz, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
As the race to find alternative cooling tech heats up, researchers are exploring climate-friendly options such as elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state tech that moves heat through reversible phase transformations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
There’s also Jasson Domínguez, currently projected to be the fourth outfielder with the team still exploring the addition of a right-handed hitter, and prospect Spencer Jones.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
This essay marks the beginning of a series exploring those remaining roads.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In El Paso, Texas, the nonpartisan city council in February unanimously approved an action plan aimed at exploring ways to block any future detention centers, including the establishment of a moratorium on ICE facilities.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
With 24 hours of listening time, they’re designed to keep up with whatever the travel day or exploring a new city holds.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploring
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The first public notice of it came shortly before noon Monday — more than eight hours after the deadly encounter — when the California Attorney General’s Office issued a press release announcing that the state’s Department of Justice was investigating the incident under Assembly Bill 1506.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Gabbard is investigating the 2020 election results, according to the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, which each cited anonymous sources familiar with the matter.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Schacht, a lean clinical psychologist with boyish features, has spent much of his career searching for medications to treat alcohol addiction.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bodycam video was an eye-opening look at the frightening aftermath of the Brown campus shooting when police were searching room-by-room for the suspect, trying to comfort and care for terrified students, and trying to coordinate with campus police to get past locked doors.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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University of Chicago researchers have begun examining data collected by a device transported by a NASA balloon that flew over Antarctica for 23 days.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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But human physicians are still required to do the bulk of the work – like making diagnoses, physically examining patients and writing reports.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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