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prospecting

noun as in mining

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Many Democrats say they are bullish about their prospects, believing they can shepherd a series of record-breaking investments at a time when the resurgent coronavirus is forcing Americans to work and learn from home again.

Temple was one of the many schools nationwide to cancel its pro day, which put fringe prospects such as him in a difficult spot.

While Ball isn’t viewed as a can’t-miss prospect like other recent top draft picks, teams such as the Bulls, Knicks and Pistons have lottery picks and a need for backcourt playmakers.

If that trend holds, Pineda is a few prospect cycles from being considered for the major league roster.

However, they don’t rule out the prospect of price spikes or local or temporary shortages due to transport bottlenecks.

Prospecting for his illusion, his last journey was over the Peruvian Andes into Colombia.

Prospecting to find out just how much that hundred thousand or two or three you've sunk in me is worth.

"Prospecting" included the searching for gold in almost any way that was experimental.

Prospecting for valuable metals by electricity has been recently introduced in Wales with remarkable success.

Prospecting generally was done by organized parties numbering anywhere from five to fifty men.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prospecting, such as: drilling, boring, burrowing, digging, null, and pitting.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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