He declared that the country was an intellectual desert; that he was famishing for spiritual aliment, and for discourse on matters beyond mere nuggets, prospectings, and the price of gold.
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Prospecting
Synonyms for "prospecting" (244 found)
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eventualityexpectancyexploreeyeeyefuleyereacheyeshoteyesightfair expectationfair prospectfaithfarseeingnessfarsightednessfavorable prospectfervent hopefield of viewfield of visionforecastforeglanceforegleam
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foreglimpseforehandednessforeseeingforesightforesightednessforward lookfuturefuture tensefuturismfuturitygogo intogood chancegood cheergood hopegood possibilitygreat expectationshereafterhigh hopeshopehopeful prognosishopefulnesshopeshopinghoping against hopehorizonimmediate futureimmediate prospectimminencein prospectin sightin storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinquire intointentionkenlandscapeleadleerleering lookliabilitylikelihoodlikelinesslikelylimit of visionline of sightlongsightednesslooklook for
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look-inlooking aheadlookoutlustful leermananamarkmatchminenaked eyenear futureoddsoff chanceoffingon the horizonon the tableopportunityoutlookoutlook overoutside chanceoutside hope
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panpan for goldpanoramapatronperspectiveplanpossibilitiespossibilitypossiblepossiblenessposterioritypotentialpotentialityprayerful hopepredictionpreparationprepublicationpresumptionpresumptive evidencepreviewprevisionprobabilismprobabilityprobableprognosisprojectprojectedpromiseprophecyprospectionprospectsprovidenceprovisionprudencequarryrangereadinessreasonable groundreasonable hoperegardregularregular customerrelianceremote possibilityriverscapesagacitysanguine expectationscanscapescenesceneryscenic viewscopescope of visionsearch forseascapesecuritysidelong looksiftsightsightlinessskyscapesly looksmall hopespectaclesuckersurveysweeptendencythe attainablethe feasiblethe futurethe morrowthe possiblethe sweet by-and-bythinkabilitythinkablenessthoughttimbertime aheadtime just aheadtime to cometomorrowtownscapetrustunastonishmentverisimilitudevirtualityvistawaterscapewell-grounded hopewhat is possiblewhat may bewhat might be
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