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
The Perfect Astronaut Is Changing To get to Mars, NASA might finally need to hire explorers.
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Erin Berger, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
Our relationship brings to mind explorer Phyllis Munday who, along with her husband Don, climbed many peaks in the southern Coast Mountains and elsewhere across British Columbia between the 1910s and the 1940s.
—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Cooper Creek, named somewhat erroneously by early British explorer Charles Sturt, is hardly a creek.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The crook of land that frames Lewes to the east, Cape Henlopen, was first spotted by European eyes in 1609 by English explorer Henry Hudson and is now a lovely state park.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Erin Berger, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
Our relationship brings to mind explorer Phyllis Munday who, along with her husband Don, climbed many peaks in the southern Coast Mountains and elsewhere across British Columbia between the 1910s and the 1940s.
—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Cooper Creek, named somewhat erroneously by early British explorer Charles Sturt, is hardly a creek.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The crook of land that frames Lewes to the east, Cape Henlopen, was first spotted by European eyes in 1609 by English explorer Henry Hudson and is now a lovely state park.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explorer
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The neo-soul pioneer treated fans to a journey through her extensive catalog of hits, each song delivered with her signature blend of spiritual intensity and playful irreverence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Jennings was already a country music legend before joining the show, as a pioneer of the outlaw country movement alongside artists like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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If the pattern holds, travelers could soon be marking their calendars for the tiger shark aggregation on Okaloosa Island.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The nightmare comes as travelers gear up for the holiday weekend.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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From the extremely drab future of 2176, three adventurers are sent back in time to July 4, 1776 but mistakenly land in the year 1976.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The island is currently home to eight residential properties, seven of which are used as holiday lets, as well as the ruins of a castle built in the early 20th century by former owner George Buckley, a soldier and adventurer from New Zealand.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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“Explorer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explorer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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