as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
an exploration into the disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart
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Recent Examples of exploration
Beyond the borders of the exclusion zone, scientists are investigating other applications, especially in the field of space exploration.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Finally, as Sagittarius season begins on Nov. 21, the focus shifts to your ninth house once more, emphasizing the need for exploration and personal growth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The Canadian B2Gold, for example, is investing heavily in further exploration and development, planning to produce about 600,000 ounces of additional gold per annum soon.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Synthetic crowds will serve as powerful tools for exploration, testing, and validation, offering organizations the ability to scale knowledge and reduce the costs of experimentation.
—John Winsor, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Finally, as Sagittarius season begins on Nov. 21, the focus shifts to your ninth house once more, emphasizing the need for exploration and personal growth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The Canadian B2Gold, for example, is investing heavily in further exploration and development, planning to produce about 600,000 ounces of additional gold per annum soon.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Synthetic crowds will serve as powerful tools for exploration, testing, and validation, offering organizations the ability to scale knowledge and reduce the costs of experimentation.
—John Winsor, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploration
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The government had completed or started work on 28 recommendations from the inquiry, the prime minister said, and will provide its full response early next year.Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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After months of bluster, the inquiry later fizzles.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The guidelines say nothing about an ER doctor’s examination sufficing.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Bipartisan examination: If there's an issue with the way the ballot was filled out, prompting a process called adjudication, in which bipartisan teams examine ballots to determine voter intent.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those moves were then reversed by the Trump administration but later reinstated by the Biden administration, which also released an accompanying U.S. Forest Service study that said hard-rock mining within the Rainy River Watershed could pose an environmental threat to the BWCAW.Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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Rabinovich, a distinguished Israeli historian of the modern Middle… The War for Lebanon, 1970-1983 This is partly a history of Lebanon's breakdown and civil war, partly a study of why and how Israel went to war in 1982.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Hoekstra conducted political research for the team.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The agency also conducts its own research with thousands of scientists working at NIH labs in Bethesda, Maryland.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Yet much about Jupiter remains a mystery, even as NASA’s robotic probe Juno begins its ninth year orbiting this strange planet.Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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The regulator began the probe into Ford Bronco vehicles equipped with 2.7L EcoBoost engines in July 2022.James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploration. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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