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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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JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Small fragments of the specimen were "prospected" using ultraviolet lights at night.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

Bolsonaro’s father prospected for gold at Serra Pelada, where Dirceu first saw gold mining, and the president sometimes draws on his upbringing to rally support from prospectors.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2022

The coal for which Roy Karlsen prospected will, most likely, never be extracted.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2019

All winter, Pike prospected the mountains and the rivers, in the midst of such suffering as few people endure and survive.

From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by Grable, F. C.