The phrase "as though exploring" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a manner of action that resembles or suggests the act of exploration, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "She moved through the old library, as though exploring a forgotten world of knowledge."
Alternatives: "as if discovering" or "like searching".
On the contrary, he seemed bent on magnifying it, burrowing ever deeper and darker, as though exploring the outer reaches of his own limitless capacity to repel.
Ms. Nishimura sinks into Mr. Yamazaki's silky stop-and-start phrases without a ripple, unfurling her arms in unexpected parabolas as though exploring a new atmosphere, or tucking one leg into strange positions as she balances on the other like a peculiar wading bird.
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans' sniveling score intensifies "The Discovery," as though exploring its own kinetic limitations while the characters learn more.
Identifying and dealing with tradeoffs is as important as exploring the potential for synergies between mitigation and adaptation though the former received little attention thus far.
Again, though, as she explores the wrecked building, reliving what she thought had happened, she discovers her clinical records and realises that her memories are inaccurate.
As good a way as any of exploring the city, though, is by water.
And at the same time I felt as though I was exploring a different place.
And amid the beauty, Herndon chants as though she's exploring what a digital liturgy might sound like.
Radio 4 plays, though, are about exploring situations, as opposed to ideas, which makes for a lot of stagey acting and plots.
With most elements, though, the group are just creating stuff as they go, exploring ideas, chatting, seeing where things lead.
Importantly, though, as the characters explore the strange and evocative landscape, they must combine their different abilities.
