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explorer

noun

Definition of explorer

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 It was first identified by local mining company Ashanti Goldfields in the late 1990s, and Azumah Resources, a gold explorer and developer primarily backed by US private equity, acquired prospecting licences in the belt in 2006. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 This vast landscape confounded its first European explorers, who battled dehydration and disorientation in the days of Australian colonization—though the Yinyila Nation lived in this region for at least 30,000 years. — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 The game focuses on Maki and Omura, young explorers living on a space colony. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 Legend’s version features a Silk Routes story following the travels of explorer Marco Polo, with cuisine inspired by China, India, Italy and more. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for explorer

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Baby Carrie has not been born yet at the start of the series, in part so the show could explore pioneer pregnancy and childbirth.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Biologists ranging from the evolutionary theorist Ernst Mayr to the pioneer of molecular biology Jacques Monod have acknowledged that.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

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Advanced laser treatments have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the global beauty tourism market as travelers increasingly seek specialized aesthetic care abroad.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Another measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, in a traveler who arrived at the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in early July, health authorities said.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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Whether a whiskey connoisseur, aviation aficionado, outdoor adventurer, or eclectic foodie, the small town of Tullahoma, Tennessee, has much to offer you.

— Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Just like a certain adventurer with some mean, mean pride, Rush are currently embarking on their fiftieth anniversary tour, a prog-rock pilgrimage that will take them around the world and back for the next year.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 June 2026

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