exploratory
Example Sentences
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“It’s an exploratory conversation,” said Charles Scarallo, a certified financial planner in Melville, N.Y.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Antonio held exploratory talks with the Championship club over a pay-as-you-play deal, before choosing to move to Qatar instead.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
The music is slow, melodic, restless and exploratory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Venezuela said Friday it was in "exploratory" talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, broken off in 2019 under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
I’d made the same kind of exploratory phone calls on his behalf, hoping for a more encouraging response, but didn’t get one.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
