prospected

VERB

look for; seek

Synonyms

STRONG

delve dig explore inquire investigate look probe search sift survey

WEAK

go after go into look into

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

miss overlook

Example Sentences

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Prospected for it in a canyon near Blewett Pass and found it, b' gum, and my lady wife, erstwhile fairest among the society favorites of North Yakima, now guards it against her consort's return.

From Free Air by Lewis, Sinclair

Prospected the Coppermine, but there ain't nothin' there.

From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)