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Recent Examples of discoverer
Pohlsepia mazonensis is named for its discoverer James Pohl, and is in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Columbus was long celebrated for his voyage in 1492 to the Americas, which opened up trade routes with Europe and built his reputation as a heroic discoverer.
—Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
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
Conscious of this, Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer of Christian Science, encourages us to move, mentally, out of that false belief in life cycles.
—John Tyler, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025
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
The cauldron was found near the discoverer's summer cottage — but officials are keeping the location under wraps until the investigation is complete.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
While researching my book, astronomer Geoff Marcy, a co-discoverer of several of the first hot Jupiters, quipped that in 30 years-time his own role in exoplanet hunting would seem obsolete.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Alfred Russel Wallace, a co-discoverer of natural selection alongside Charles Darwin, famously struggled with placing language into the long arc of evolution; his successors have not done much better.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Columbus was long celebrated for his voyage in 1492 to the Americas, which opened up trade routes with Europe and built his reputation as a heroic discoverer.
—Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
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
Conscious of this, Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer of Christian Science, encourages us to move, mentally, out of that false belief in life cycles.
—John Tyler, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025
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
The cauldron was found near the discoverer's summer cottage — but officials are keeping the location under wraps until the investigation is complete.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
While researching my book, astronomer Geoff Marcy, a co-discoverer of several of the first hot Jupiters, quipped that in 30 years-time his own role in exoplanet hunting would seem obsolete.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Alfred Russel Wallace, a co-discoverer of natural selection alongside Charles Darwin, famously struggled with placing language into the long arc of evolution; his successors have not done much better.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoverer
Noun
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Though ostracized in their time, people who resisted internment are now seen as civil-rights pioneers.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The artist, lawyer and running pioneer unveiled her self-portrait in bronze alongside the Hopkinton Town Green this spring — the first statue of a woman on the historic route to Boston.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The modern name comes from the Russian explorer who first formally identified them.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Brace for record 'sargassum summer' Scientists at USF, using satellite data, have been finding record masses of sargassum seaweed floating in the waters near Florida in recent years, way beyond what early Spanish explorers likely saw.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Package For travelers booking the Aero–Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea package, the experience extends beyond the flight and hotel stay.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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Google was reporting a 35-minute delay for eastbound travelers.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Discoverer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoverer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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