Thesaurus results for EXPLORERS

explorers

noun

plural of explorer

as in pioneers

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 Nutritional counseling and psychological support are also available, and explorers can experience tapping, hypnosis, and singing bowl therapy. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026 In August, Denver fined GFI $140,000 for letting the building become a magnet for vandals, vagrants and urban explorers who trespass and post videos on TikTok. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 Her story will continue to inspire generations of future explorers. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 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 Livestock and many Old World crops had already been introduced to North America by European explorers and settlers during the centuries before the nation's founding. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 In 1612, Dutch explorers Adriaen Block and Hendrick Christiaensen built a brewery at the southern tip of what was then known as New Amsterdam (modern-day Manhattan). — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

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White settlers and frontier pioneers built vast, fenceless cattle stations, battling harsh environments and disease, embracing a hard-living culture that exists to this day.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The group helped define hip-hop’s golden age, became the first rap act inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and remains one of the genre’s most influential pioneers.

— Ernie Suggs, AJC.com, 3 July 2026

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As countries invest in medical expertise and advanced technology, more travelers are planning trips around aesthetic care.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
For travelers looking to relocate to East Asia, the island nation of Taiwan stands apart for its diverse array of bustling night markets, verdant national parks, and tropical coastline.

— Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

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