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His journey to becoming a businessman, father, adventurer, esteemed surfboard shaper, and legendary surfer – he was featured on the cover of Surfer magazine in 1962 and has a spot on Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach – began as a student at the University of South Dakota.
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Michelle Breier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Koch is a 47-year-old engineer and adventurer—an ice and rock climber, a surfer, and a triathlete who participated in the first all-woman space walk and who lived for 328 days on the ISS.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Moana - Inspired by the ocean, this name is perfect for your little sea adventurer.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Daddy’s little girl and favorite adventurer.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Breier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Koch is a 47-year-old engineer and adventurer—an ice and rock climber, a surfer, and a triathlete who participated in the first all-woman space walk and who lived for 328 days on the ISS.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Moana - Inspired by the ocean, this name is perfect for your little sea adventurer.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Daddy’s little girl and favorite adventurer.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
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And don’t be a snob about English wines; the Camel Valley Pinot Noir Rosé Brut in particular tastes like sunset in a glass.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Coffee snobs can still get their fix without the health risk by brewing their morning cup with a travel french press.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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To move the needle on talent retention, stop trying to be the fixer and start being the explorer.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
17 May 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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The remote terminal essentially moves the security screening process from the actual airport to the new facility, allowing travelers to check themselves and their bags and get on a bus that drops them off right at their airport gate, 23 miles away.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Chipmunks chitter around the bald summit as travelers marvel at the vast panorama unfurling at their feet.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 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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Pohlsepia mazonensis was named after its discoverer, James Pohl, and is housed in the Field Museum in Chicago.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Pohlsepia mazonensis is named for its discoverer James Pohl, and is in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Across the cage stood MMA pioneer Gina Carano, the original mainstream face of women’s MMA and the opponent fans spent years fantasy-booking against Rousey during the peak of both careers.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Ben Johnson’s Bears are pioneers in the field of loopy comebacks.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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