discoverers

plural of discoverer

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Noun
  • 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
  • By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Newcomers began to arrive almost immediately, with the growth driven by the forty-niners ‒ the gold-seeking pioneers who began flocking west in 1849.
    Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Soundgarden Soundgarden are widely considered one of the great pioneers of grunge.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But travelers could still see flight cuts even if the government were to reopen next week, as the FAA’s order requires airlines to cancel flights days in advance.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Air travelers came and went mostly without trouble at Denver International Airport on Friday, expressing gratitude for federal air traffic controllers working without pay, ready to adapt as flight reductions ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration kicked in.
    Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Discoverers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoverers. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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