prospected

past tense of prospect
as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold

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“Prospected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospected. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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