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
For the curious explorer weighing whether the experience is worth the unease, the core question may not be about glass thickness or electric wires at all.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
The modern name comes from the Russian explorer who first formally identified them.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Brace for record 'sargassum summer' Scientists at USF, using satellite data, have been finding record masses of sargassum seaweed floating in the waters near Florida in recent years, way beyond what early Spanish explorers likely saw.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The abuse of California’s Native tribes, beginning with the first Spanish explorers, is inescapably true.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
The modern name comes from the Russian explorer who first formally identified them.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Brace for record 'sargassum summer' Scientists at USF, using satellite data, have been finding record masses of sargassum seaweed floating in the waters near Florida in recent years, way beyond what early Spanish explorers likely saw.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The abuse of California’s Native tribes, beginning with the first Spanish explorers, is inescapably true.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explorer
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Even the pioneers of AI will tell you, Stassun said, in many cases, what AI does very well is rapidly synthesizing, consolidating or repackaging existing information.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners McSlavkin and Ella Cross both questioned a historical mural in the tunnel, which includes controversial pioneers John Sutter and Peter Burnett, during the meeting.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Its content includes live NFL and NBA games as well as original content aimed at travelers.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Why this matters for early planners For travelers who like to plan ahead or avoid peak crowds, the Nelson-Atkins is worth noting now.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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For the project, Theron, famous for performing the vast majority of her stunts in action films like Atomic Blonde and The Old Guard, trained with rock climber Beth Rodden to believably portray Sasha, an avid adventurer.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Academy Award winners Fraser and Weisz will reprise their roles as adventurer Rick O’Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn O’Connell in the movie, plot details for which are being kept — not unironically — under wraps.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Murphy, the traditional voyager, is Native Hawaiian.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 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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“Explorer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explorer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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