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as in traveller
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as in imposter
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Recent Examples of adventurer
David was also enthralled to meet the famed Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl in Italy.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
In the game’s water temple, which requires players to slowly raise the water level to reach the top, one enterprising adventurer figured out how to skip that whole mess by carefully stacking water blocks—echoes that create a contained cube of water Zelda can swim through—to head straight up.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
There’s Treasure Inside, the new book from author Jon Collins-Black, offers a chance for adventurers of every age to participate in a real life search for treasure.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Based on the long-running Tomb Raider video game franchise, The Legend of Lara Croft follows the adventurer (voiced by Hayley Atwell) after the events of Square Enix’s video game reboot trilogy.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
In the game’s water temple, which requires players to slowly raise the water level to reach the top, one enterprising adventurer figured out how to skip that whole mess by carefully stacking water blocks—echoes that create a contained cube of water Zelda can swim through—to head straight up.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
There’s Treasure Inside, the new book from author Jon Collins-Black, offers a chance for adventurers of every age to participate in a real life search for treasure.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Based on the long-running Tomb Raider video game franchise, The Legend of Lara Croft follows the adventurer (voiced by Hayley Atwell) after the events of Square Enix’s video game reboot trilogy.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
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Lisette Olivera assumes the mantle as Jess Valenzuela, a history buff and puzzle snob working odd jobs in New Orleans and mourning the recent death of her mother.Joshua Alston, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
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On their first day in town, treat your food snob to a fireworks show of Dallas at its most sophisticated.Dallas News, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2022
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Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Smith starred as Joyce Chilvers, a small-town social climber in postwar Northern England whose hunger to be accepted by the elite locals isn’t helped by her dotty mother nor her underachieving podiatrist husband Gilbert, played by Michael Palin.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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Drawing on journals, ships’ logs and other primary sources, the historian tells the tale of Captain James Cook’s final voyage to the Pacific, which ended with the British explorer’s death at the hands of a crowd of Hawaiians in 1779.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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In May 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led an expedition of approximately 1,500 men through the Texas Panhandle in search of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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Also featured: a scene in which Parsons, a gamesman who actually brought his own Connect Four board to Southern California training camp, faces backup quarterback Ben DiNucci in a chess match.Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021
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Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection.Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2019
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The deal offers travelers up to 50% off winter, spring and summer getaways across its all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Driving the news: Roughly 80 million Americans are expected to travel over the holiday weekend this year, according to AAA projections, with some 350,000 travelers flying in and out of the Portland International Airport.Kale Williams, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Alice begs for the knave’s freedom, putting herself in danger.Liesbeth Powers, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
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Gaylord Wilshire, as he was called, is better remembered today as a real estate developer and pioneer of billboard advertising.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
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Initiatives like Tokyo’s showcase how cities can shift from being major polluters to pioneers of green energy and resilience.Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Players take on the role of Skif, who becomes a stalker after his home in Ukraine is destroyed by a rogue anomaly.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 2016, seven electors went rogue—the most since 1972, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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