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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 explorers
The winter weather will create dangerous avalanche conditions for backcountry explorers, and is expected to disrupt travel on mountain roads and highways, including Interstate 70, forecasters said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
The holiday first made it to the states when French explorers settled in New Orleans, and the celebrations stuck until the Spanish gained control of Louisiana and abolished the carnival.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The personal, intimate look invited explorers to travel back in time and imagine what once was.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
The ship offers a rare opportunity to follow in the footsteps of historic polar explorers, paired with refined design, exceptional cuisine and a strong scientific mission.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Some viewed the discovery as a divine gift, while a local priest chastised the explorers for unearthing Satan, saying the blowout was God’s punishment.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Risk-taking explorers are not only in history books.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In the early 20th century, Western explorers became obsessed with the peak of Mount Everest.
—Christopher Ferguson, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
The state is one of many from the original 13 colonies to be named by European explorers, as Europeans settled in Rhode Island all the way back in the 1630s.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
The holiday first made it to the states when French explorers settled in New Orleans, and the celebrations stuck until the Spanish gained control of Louisiana and abolished the carnival.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The personal, intimate look invited explorers to travel back in time and imagine what once was.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
The ship offers a rare opportunity to follow in the footsteps of historic polar explorers, paired with refined design, exceptional cuisine and a strong scientific mission.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Some viewed the discovery as a divine gift, while a local priest chastised the explorers for unearthing Satan, saying the blowout was God’s punishment.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Risk-taking explorers are not only in history books.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
In the early 20th century, Western explorers became obsessed with the peak of Mount Everest.
—Christopher Ferguson, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
The state is one of many from the original 13 colonies to be named by European explorers, as Europeans settled in Rhode Island all the way back in the 1630s.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explorers
Noun
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But some early food AI pioneers have already moved on.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Rubato’s Explorer rollneck is a throwback to an era before technical clothing, when mountaineers and Arctic pioneers had to rely on knitwear.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The service Many travelers would agree that what pits a five-star hotel above the rest is its service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Here, travelers of all backgrounds—some privileged, some precarious—document the interplay between spatial movement and personal growth, collectively redrawing the boundaries of the genre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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