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explore

verb

ik-ˈsplȯr

Definition of explore

as in to investigate

to search through or into communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions

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as in to search

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 explore Those looking to be out and in nature will find a hiking loop and a waterflow and mud pit station where kids can explore and get dirty. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 The experience inspired Allen to explore bringing the program to DC, eventually helping build support among the DC Council and mayor to launch it citywide. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Meta confirmed to Reuters that the plan, reportedly codenamed Project OT (short for organization transformation), explored scenarios in which Meta reduced some team headcounts by 60 percent and that the plan called for two rounds of layoffs. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Hugging Face is reportedly exploring a multi-billion-dollar sale. — John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for explore

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Police investigated the death of Holmes for 18 months before charging Vaughn, Early and Brown in March 1990.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Gibson Dunn, an external law firm, investigated and dismissed Love’s complaints.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigate

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That led Cramer to search for companies that could benefit from lower oil prices while offering downside protection through a sizable dividend.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
In July, Indigenous leaders in neighboring Brazil sought government protection after five men carrying machine guns entered their territory, threatened families and searched for community leaders.

— Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Movie night this past week was Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, an absolutely devastating neo-Western that examines the injustice many Native American women face on and off the reservation.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Now, in this new study, the international team examined the curious fossil under cross-polarized light, allowing more of its structure to be visible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

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