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Recent Examples of discoverer
The cauldron was found near the discoverer's summer cottage — but officials are keeping the location under wraps until the investigation is complete.
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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
And University of Wollongong paleoanthropologist Richard Roberts, a co-discoverer of Homo floresiensis, thinks there are probably more isolated island hominin species.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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
And University of Wollongong paleoanthropologist Richard Roberts, a co-discoverer of Homo floresiensis, thinks there are probably more isolated island hominin species.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoverer
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By offering a solution to the throngs of independent resale stores that followed in the footsteps of buy-and-sell pioneers like Round Two, OS Group has been able to carve a lucrative niche in an otherwise crowded space.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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The first release is uniquely crafted by esteemed whiskey pioneer Chip Tate.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But Earle, the 90-year-old oceanographer and explorer, says that cultural change is important, too.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This Halloween, step into stories where science meets terror, where contagions kill, landscapes devour explorers, and technology crushes the human soul.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her obituary stated that Halbach was also a volleyball coach and an avid traveler.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Leaving the preparation of nourishing, healthy meals in the hands of a professional is among the greatest luxuries for travelers today.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Discoverer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoverer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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