Thesaurus results for EXPLORATIONS

explorations

noun

plural of exploration

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something an exploration into the disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart

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Recent Examples of explorations Part of it has to do with Tariq, a Pakistani American filmmaker who partially grew up in Texas and has a knack for embedding a dizzying aesthetic into cross-cultural explorations. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Hadrian’s Wall is the place of continuing archeological discovery, even after all these years and explorations. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026 And it's brought to our audience a wide range of compelling stories – from personal narratives to sound-rich explorations of places and events to hard-hitting journalism on issues and topics that are important to students. — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 Some song explorations here, particularly in the final episode, don’t speak to anything more than what’s being said on the record. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Her narrative weaves together two genres she has long been known for, crime fiction and science fiction, and continues Mandel's explorations of chaos, identity, impermanence and transcendence. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 The day finished with a private ballet class in a rehearsal studio for the daughter with the ballet dancer, to create her own original choreography, inspired by the day’s explorations. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Gorky was using European traditions—Roberto Matta’s Surrealism, Picasso’s neoclassicism, Cézanne’s explorations—to make work that captured New York’s sexiness, skittishness, and force. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 The Belgian designer, who went on to thank her team members and collaborators by name, is known for her varied explorations of feminine identity. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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The bill also required the state water board to consult with tribes whose ancestral territories included water bodies during investigations into water rights.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
For all the attention organizations give to Title IX compliance, general workplace investigations—the kind every private employer eventually faces—rarely get the same documentation discipline.

— Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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If lenders perform hard credit inquiries, try to complete your rate shopping within a 14- to 45-day window; credit-scoring models generally treat multiple auto-loan inquiries made within this period as a single inquiry.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
The United Way of Connecticut, which runs the state’s 2-1-1 human services referral line, reported about 23,000 phone and web inquiries regarding food assistance in September, up 84% from the same month in 2025.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

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In part, these changes have been spurred by – and continue to spur – deeper examinations of Islamic teachings by religious leaders as well as civilian scholars.

— Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent technical examinations reveal several modifications beneath the pictorial surface.

— Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another way of at least slowing the outbreak.

— CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
However, as some researchers have pointed out, the available studies didn’t assess whether emotions are actually regulated through the chatbot, and therefore conflate distress relief with attachment.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026

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Therapists begin facials with face-scanning wands and other probes, to measure your lipid shield, pigmentation, hydration and elasticity, and then cater their approach to the precise needs of your skin in that moment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Today, the probes that neuroscientists use to measure the electrical activity of neurons can listen in on the activity of hundreds of neurons from different brain areas at the same time.

— Kimberlee D'Ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

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