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
Explored through imaginative storytelling exploratory regional Mexican music sounds, the 12-track album captures the group’s hustle, evolution, and deep connection to their roots.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 2 May 2025
On the gaming side, Minecraft continues to focus on expanding its creative and exploratory gameplay with biannual updates.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
But, for those wanting a deeper look into the area’s culture and natural side, the surrounding mountainous regions offer myriad opportunities for adventure and exploratory travel, including indigenous experiences.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The mountain's moderate pitch creates ideal conditions for exploratory cruising across 3,170 acres of skiable terrain and 100 conventional trails.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 2 May 2025
On the gaming side, Minecraft continues to focus on expanding its creative and exploratory gameplay with biannual updates.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
But, for those wanting a deeper look into the area’s culture and natural side, the surrounding mountainous regions offer myriad opportunities for adventure and exploratory travel, including indigenous experiences.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The mountain's moderate pitch creates ideal conditions for exploratory cruising across 3,170 acres of skiable terrain and 100 conventional trails.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploratory
Adjective
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If so, Ian could qualify for a new experimental trial.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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An integrative medicine doctor put me on a lot of experimental treatments for Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease bacteria, despite not showing any symptoms for the condition aside from my swollen knee.—
Suzy Katz,
Health,
16 May 2025
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Biden's attorney jumped in to clarify that Hur's team had asked a speculative question that did not reflect Biden's initial answer.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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This weekend’s tentative agreement is the second time the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and NJ Transit management have shook hands on a wage bump.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Negotiators for New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reached a tentative labor agreement over the weekend and the engineers are expected to be back at work today.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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That preliminary round of experimentation expanded into a larger investigation of how fungi can help heal soil after wildfire, with sites from southern Oregon all the way down to Southern California.—
Lauren Oster,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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The competition — which featured 17 total contestants — unfolded this past weekend, with the preliminary round taking place on Saturday, May 10 and the finals on Sunday, May 11.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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For stock market investors, the equity risk premium is the theoretical excess return of stocks over risk-free assets to account for market risk.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Think of the 60 plus percentage rates advertised in the press as the ceiling or the theoretical maximum reimbursement rates.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Exploratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploratory. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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