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
Independent exploratory testers, uninfluenced by internal biases or pressures, can identify new testing scenarios and edge cases, increasing test coverage and providing impartial quality assessment.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Comcast president Mike Cavanagh announced the exploratory plans on the conglomerate’s Q3 2024 earnings call.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
But when participants were in a room without strong smells, those exploratory sniffs largely did not occur, and the breathing patterns of both smelling and non-smelling people looked very similar.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, the war is a jumping-off point for wider, exploratory narratives, and themes different to those in traditional programs.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Comcast president Mike Cavanagh announced the exploratory plans on the conglomerate’s Q3 2024 earnings call.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
But when participants were in a room without strong smells, those exploratory sniffs largely did not occur, and the breathing patterns of both smelling and non-smelling people looked very similar.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, the war is a jumping-off point for wider, exploratory narratives, and themes different to those in traditional programs.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploratory
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Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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In just 12 years, Bitcoin has evolved from an experimental digital currency to a multifaceted financial phenomenon.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
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TikTok has consistently denied any improper data sharing or content manipulation, arguing that the law's premise is based on speculative, future risks rather than any substantiated wrongdoing.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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But none of us are going to notice because the hour spent on his speculative, facial tics.Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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My biggest question coming out of USC’s Big Ten hoops debut last week was how Saint Thomas — a player many, including Eric Musselman, believed could be the Trojans’ best, most versatile playmaker this season — suddenly looked so tentative as a scorer.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Blackwood’s performance aside, the chasm between the Sharks and the NHL’s elite teams remains wide, a fact not aided by San Jose’s sometimes tentative play.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, after China’s national men’s team suffered a disappointing elimination in the preliminary stage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the country’s anti-graft agency launched a far-reaching investigation into bribery and match-fixing in Chinese professional soccer.Nectar Gan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The proximate cause of the breakup was the granting of a preliminary injunction against the deal by U.S. Judge Adrienne Nelson of Oregon.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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But unlike the 2023 interview, the topics Welker brought up and Trump's response to them are no longer theoretical campaign promises.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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At its peak, around 3:00 am PT the following morning, the coin had a theoretical total value of $72 million; the tokens the teenager had initially held were worth more than $3 million.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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