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What is the noun for exploring?

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explorer
  1. One who explores something
  2. A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
  3. Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
  4. (computing) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Thomas cites the experience of a nineteenth-century explorer saved by a companion just as a lion's jaws had begun to crush his chest.”
      “And so I set out on my journey, a self-styled explorer of new lands and experiences.”
      “An explorer who found a 2000-year-old jar of honey in an Egyptian tomb said it tasted delicious!”
exploration
  1. The process of exploring.
    1. The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
  2. A physical examination.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “We devoted a week to the exploration of the Mayan sites of Copan.”
      “There were also initial attempts to cultivate the more immediate and accessible areas of land, followed by more adventurous, wider exploration of the surrounding areas.”
      “There is a need for constant innovation and exploration to find new ways of understanding the link between ecosystem services and human wellbeing.”
explorista
  1. A person with a curious mind who is exploring the world. A person who may visit different countries and cultures and learn about the customs and habits of man.
explornography
  1. (pejorative) A fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.
exploratoriness
  1. The state or condition of being exploratory; inclination to explore.
explorator
  1. (dated) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
exploratory
explore
exploratress
  1. (rare) A female explorer.
exploring
explorement
  1. (archaic) exploration
explorations
  1. plural of exploration
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This is a large-scale map to start the listener off on explorations of their own.”
      “After we became accustomed to the aroma, explorations began of the various booths.”
      “Their account of their explorations, which were of a place that was cool and teeming with game and wildfowl, stoked the interest of the boss.”
explorements
  1. plural of explorement
exploratories
  1. plural of exploratory
explorators
  1. plural of explorator
exploristas
  1. plural of explorista
explorings
explorers
  1. plural of explorer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “If we are to send explorers to work and live on Mars, our first challenge will be to construct and operate a way station on the Moon.”
      “Its expansive qualities are also evident in its rulership over adventurers, entrepreneurs, risk takers, investors, and explorers.”
      “Medieval explorers, coming across the rhinoceros, described it as a fierce animal like a big horse with a single horn on its nose.”
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