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as in explorer
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as in gamesman
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Recent Examples of adventurer
As a solo adventurer, there's also fun to be had, but prepare yourself for a more nomadic playstyle, making use of powers and gadgets to avoid direct conflict.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Benthaus, a longtime adventurer, injured her spinal cord in a 2018 mountain biking accident.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin webcase Joining Benthaus and Koenigsmann aboard the New Shepard were physicist-investor Joey Hyde, entrepreneur Neal Milch, adventurer Jason Stansell and Adonis Pouroulis, a South African entrepreneur and mining engineer.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
This almost $2,000 extreme-weather jacket is now marked down to $1,600, making this Expedition Down Parka a one-of-a-kind buy for the cold-weather adventurer.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Benthaus, a longtime adventurer, injured her spinal cord in a 2018 mountain biking accident.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin webcase Joining Benthaus and Koenigsmann aboard the New Shepard were physicist-investor Joey Hyde, entrepreneur Neal Milch, adventurer Jason Stansell and Adonis Pouroulis, a South African entrepreneur and mining engineer.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
This almost $2,000 extreme-weather jacket is now marked down to $1,600, making this Expedition Down Parka a one-of-a-kind buy for the cold-weather adventurer.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
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There’s also a revolving cast of characters, like musical theater snob Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), her pianist brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), and Troy’s puppy-dog-esque best friend Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu), all with varying levels of excitement about Troy’s sudden interest in arpeggio scales.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2026
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Since the show’s premiere in March 2024, Burnett’s Norma has been set up as a money- and status-hungry snob, willing to do just about anything to have others do her bidding and maintain her opulent lifestyle amongst the highest of high society.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Each explorer is given a headlamp.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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In particular, the Routledges’ research was no match for the narrative skills and indefatigable energy of the swashbuckling Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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Set in 1969 Palm Beach, the Apple TV series follows Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons, a spry social climber eager to infiltrate high society.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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In classic Brooksian fashion, this simple succession plan becomes complicated by a potential scandal involving her social climber husband (Jack Lowden), the sudden return of her womanizing father (Woody Harrelson), and, well, Ella McCay’s own stubbornly idealistic personality.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
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Paka breaks up the merino monopoly with its low-crew-length alpaca-blend stalwart, which has been reviewed favorably in the past by Outside runners, hikers, and travellers.—
Scott Douglas,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
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From enormous ocean liners complete with mini-amusement parks, kids’ clubs, casinos, comedy clubs, and upscale lounges, to small river cruises with a focus on culture and off-board excursions that show off local flavors, there are so many options for travelers today.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Human beings are motivated by virtue (knights) or rigid self-interest (knaves), or are passive victims of their circumstances (pawns).—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Mick West, a science writer who has published books on how to debunk sensational claims, echoed the comet's discoverer.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Watson ran a lab at Harvard University and was a co-discoverer of messenger RNA, the molecule that carries DNA's instructions to cells' protein-making factories.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Schumer must keep his caucus together to stop the rogue army that’s taking away our freedom.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Most people think listing on the open market is the only way to sell a house, but a rogue real estate investor in the Upper Midwest is changing that perception.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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