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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 During that time, visitors and residents are encouraged to explore various styles of soul, barbecue, pizza and more among participating restaurants. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 One Gachon University Graduate School team, for example, focused on an obstacle-running application, exploring how a humanoid could execute movements while dealing with obstacles in its path. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Camouflage explores the dilemma of living between identities through the journey of its main character, Vitaly. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 This year’s Immersive Special Presentation, Water Body, is an audiovisual experience exploring water as the connective tissue of life on our planet. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 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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Florida Highway Patrol troopers are continuing to search for the hit-and-run driver, according to Florida Today.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Every time an employee asks AI to summarize a meeting, rewrite an email, analyze a spreadsheet or search through thousands of internal documents, the company is paying for another unit of intelligence.

— Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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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