reconnoitered

variants or reconnoitred
Definition of reconnoiterednext
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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  • The late Cuban modernist painter, whose boundary-blurring art explored his complex Afro-Asian Latino heritage, is currently having his largest-ever American retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
    Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
  • With the high vacancy rates in most school districts, introducing an entrepreneurial approach for those able, suitable and seeking to educate should be explored, via national study in conjunction with our universities.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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  • The two newcomers were both scouted by Barron, who’s known for championing young talent.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Honnold scouted the building again in September, when the heat forced him to wear gloves, and chose to climb in January for cooler weather.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • The most searched for breakfast casserole in the South is the all-time favorite, the Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The family searched desperately for their bodies and eventually found them at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Reconnoitered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnoitered. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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