discoverer

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Recent Examples of discoverer On this day in 1835—four days after a teaser notice appeared in the paper—The Sun began publishing a series of incredible discoveries attributed to John Herschel, son of famed astronomer William Herschel, discoverer of Uranus. Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer of Christian Science, points out that thoughts based on material constructs do not express God, Spirit, who creates all that truly exists. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 The comet is named after its discoverer, German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Tempel, who first spotted it in 1873, per the Star Walk app. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026 They have been written to guide the unwitting discoverer through this minefield. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 June 2026 New episodes drop every other Thursday, kicking off on June 11 with biochemist and Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, who helped revolutionize gene editing and biology as co-discoverer of the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2026 When new evidence emerges—especially about who a discoverer really was—a name can be reconsidered or replaced. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoverer
Noun
  • Zieha and Blue Bird were also described as pioneers for bringing organic, farm-to-table food to Kansas City at a time when this type of cuisine was entering the mainstream across the country.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Graham Hughes | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist, considered to be a central pioneer of modern deep learning.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In a defensive meeting during training camp, Burke retold a story that was told by British explorer Louis Rudd, the second person to ski solo across Antarctica.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Waldseemüller’s map was the first to depict the Americas as a distinct continent separated by an ocean, drawing on records from the early 16th century explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ground delay advisory at the airport as flight operations improved Monday morning for travelers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Where to stay Following the success of its sister resort in Sumba (to the west of Rote), the 21-villa Nihi Rote and Hospitality Academy on Bo’a Beach opens the renowned surf sites to top-end travelers.
    Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Discoverer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoverer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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