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
By never breaking the anthropoid conceit — keeping Williams a chimp from working-class childhood obscurity to adult pop-stardom — Better Man evolves into the most honest and exploratory showbiz movie ever made.
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Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
Bore emphasizes how play is exploratory and simulated.
—Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The indigenous technology, crucial for satellite servicing, space station operations, and interplanetary missions, positions India to play a significant role in the commercial and exploratory frontiers of space.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
On an expedition to the Nazca and Salas y Gómez ridges, the exploratory dives revealed a host of rare finds, including two flying spaghetti monsters, a pristine coral reef, squat lobsters, and a Casper octopus – the first spotted in the South Pacific.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
Bore emphasizes how play is exploratory and simulated.
—Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The indigenous technology, crucial for satellite servicing, space station operations, and interplanetary missions, positions India to play a significant role in the commercial and exploratory frontiers of space.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
On an expedition to the Nazca and Salas y Gómez ridges, the exploratory dives revealed a host of rare finds, including two flying spaghetti monsters, a pristine coral reef, squat lobsters, and a Casper octopus – the first spotted in the South Pacific.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploratory
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Manager Terry Francona said he’s told his big leaguers not to use the experimental rules in spring training.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Existential unease permeated the festival program, though the Forum — the section dedicated to more experimental works — conjured this mood at the most forceful, and visually transportive, register.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Cramer named a few popular speculative names that saw losses on Thursday, including Palantir, Carvana and Applovin.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Expect Market Volatility The crypto market is currently in a hyper-sensitive state, with traders reacting sharply to any news—whether factual or speculative.—
Alice Liu,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Scout has gained tentative approval in his first week on the job in his sophomore nesting season.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Levine and the developer, Bruce Teitelbaum, have struck a tentative deal as part of the rezoning process that could help the project get over the finish line nearly three years after an initial attempt to secure approval spectacularly imploded, causing a political firestorm.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Crowley-Sanders is next scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 27 and is currently being held in custody on a $1 million bond, according to court records.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Judge Jackson will hold a hearing on February 26 at 10:00am to consider imposing a preliminary injunction.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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These regulations and safety measures are not just theoretical.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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This transition from theoretical to practical confrontation is all but debilitating, as the grieving father reaches the limits of his empathy.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Exploratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploratory. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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