Meaning & use
explored
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Traveled through or investigated an unfamiliar place or subject in order to learn about it.
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The team explored the newly discovered cave system for three days.
Researchers explored several possible causes of the disease before finding the answer.
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Traces back to the Latin "explorare," meaning to search out, originally used in a hunting context to describe tracking prey by its cry.
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