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as in investigated
to search through or into
communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions
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as in searched
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 explored
In a recent national survey of some 1,700 people, the financial services firm explored how consumers from different generations manage and spend their money.
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Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
One’s own identity should be explored, nurtured, and hopefully shared.
—Jason Pu, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
As Rimbaud explored and broke with traditional forms of poetry, the movie likewise escapes the confines of a biopic.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Bryan's advice leans a bit into stan culture, and that can get very toxic, as explored in the Beyoncé-channeling series Swarm and has become prevalent in social media.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Immersion cooling is being explored as a potential future technology, going one step beyond today’s liquid cooling by immersing servers in inert liquids that carry even higher levels of heat away from the system.
—Steven Woo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The study also explored the design impact, greenhouse gas emissions, and commercial performance for each fuel type.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
One’s own identity should be explored, nurtured, and hopefully shared.
—Jason Pu, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
As Rimbaud explored and broke with traditional forms of poetry, the movie likewise escapes the confines of a biopic.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Bryan's advice leans a bit into stan culture, and that can get very toxic, as explored in the Beyoncé-channeling series Swarm and has become prevalent in social media.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Immersion cooling is being explored as a potential future technology, going one step beyond today’s liquid cooling by immersing servers in inert liquids that carry even higher levels of heat away from the system.
—Steven Woo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The study also explored the design impact, greenhouse gas emissions, and commercial performance for each fuel type.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explored
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The shooting marked the 74th killing this year to be investigated as a homicide by the Oakland Police Department.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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At this same point in 2023, police had investigated 112 homicides.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating Abraham’s death as a homicide, searched Thomas’ home and found evidence indicating a violent altercation had occurred inside, according to an arrest warrant affidavit filed by the sheriff’s office.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Firefighters searched for survivors through smoke and rubble.Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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In 2018, European researchers developed a cervical screening powered by AI that examined 740 HIV positive women who regularly attended Kenya’s Kinondo Kwetu Health Center.Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Published Thursday in Science, the research from Schultz and colleagues examined genetic data from 276 species of ants and 475 fungi species to create evolutionary trees of both groups.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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