as in pioneer
someone who is the first to do something or be somewhere
The deep-sea explorer set out to discover shipwrecks long lost to history.
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Recent Examples of explorer
Cats are natural hunters, climbers and explorers, and their environment should reflect those instincts.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Instead, Coronado returned to Mexico City in disgrace, the last of the great Spanish explorers.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Haghighi also launches the story back beyond the Shah’s regime into earlier eras of Persian culture and into the history of Qeshm itself, where the English explorer William Baffin was killed in 1622.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
But Jacobs, a biodiversity adviser in the Netherlands, is one of a growing number of fortunate underwater explorers.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Instead, Coronado returned to Mexico City in disgrace, the last of the great Spanish explorers.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Haghighi also launches the story back beyond the Shah’s regime into earlier eras of Persian culture and into the history of Qeshm itself, where the English explorer William Baffin was killed in 1622.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
But Jacobs, a biodiversity adviser in the Netherlands, is one of a growing number of fortunate underwater explorers.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explorer
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Long before federal regulations existed, the couple hosted the very first meeting to form the National Organic Standards Board right there at their ranch, gathering with other pioneers like the Lundberg family to create a unified standard.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Apollo's acquisition came after Verizon Communications bought Yahoo's online operations in 2017 and then bungled an attempt to blend those services into AOL, another internet pioneer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Buccaneer is a traveler's favorite on Saint Croix.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The show is based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of the famed archaeologist and adventurer.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Jhung writes about running and other outdoor sports and the gear that goes with them as a freelance writer and adventurer living in Boulder, Colorado.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
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But in a Netflix carousel of hourlong specials, Morgan looks like a voyager from somewhere else entirely.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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The feeling was nothing short of liberatory, as any maiden voyager who falls under the Dionysian spell of the island will feel.—
Fran Tirado,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Explorer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explorer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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