Discover
Explore
Explore verb - To go into or range over for purposes of discovery.
Usage example: we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean
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Synonyms for Explore
Discover and explore are semantically related in establish topic. Sometimes you can use "Discover" instead a verb "Explore".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Tropes: Be Careful What You Wish For: When Thorvald Eriksson and his companions discover and explore a wooded headland, Thorvald likes the spot and says that he would like to make his home there.
Source: Literature / The Vinland Sagas - Here you actually get a chance to discover and explore it.
- However, as the NATO scientists who explore the Stone soon discover, the human-built facilities inside the Stone may not have come from their future, but that of an alternate Earth.
Source: Literature / The Way Series
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