Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exploring; searching; examining.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Serving to
explore orinvestigate - noun An
exploration orinvestigation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
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Examples
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RITTER: Normally, they do what we call exploratory bites.
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Discusses ways to meet the needs of the searcher who is engaged in exploratory search, situations "in which users need to learn, discover, and understand novel or complex topics".
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San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith kept a lower profile in exploratory discussions with six teams about a possible deal for restricted free agent running back Michael Turner.
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But would it prepare you for the series of four scintillating novellas inside that book jacket, one about an apparently cursed Vietnam widow, one about a long-secret dorm murder, one about a failed Latin American exploratory journey turned sexual adventure, and one about a recent divorcée discovering that she is the ultimate heiress of a plantation full of lobotomized near-slaves?
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I’ve recently realized how stupid I’ve been by not using Google Earth as my main exploratory site-search tool.
hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » Attempting to Enlist Google Earthers for My Research 2008
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The negotiations, described as exploratory, were held Sunday at military intelligence headquarters in Cairo, said Khaled al-Sayed, a protest organizer who attended.
Egypt's generals try to quell strikes; talks with protest organizers begin Craig Whitlock 2011
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He joins a field of other Republicans who have also formed so-called "exploratory committees" that includes relatively well-known names like former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and former House speaker Newt Gingrich.
Ron Paul announces possible Republican 2012 presidential bid 2011
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The negotiations, described as exploratory, were held Sunday at military intelligence headquarters in Cairo, said Khaled al-Sayed, a protest organizer who attended.
Muslim Brotherhood to form party; Obama defends handling of Egyptian upheaval Craig Whitlock 2011
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The negotiations, described as exploratory, were held Sunday at military intelligence headquarters in Cairo, said Khaled al-Sayed, a protest organizer who attended.
Egypt's generals try to quell strikes; talks with protest organizers begin Craig Whitlock 2011
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It seems that you fear that calling exploratory science for a start, science, diminishes the claims of science.
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