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 The lintel in question was first documented by American explorers Dana and Ginger Lamb, who traveled in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala and southern Mexico in the 1950s. —

Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026 Following the land's closure, Wonders of Life became an alluring target for intrepid — and often unlawful — urban explorers, including those looking to make a quick buck. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 The technology could also support missions to Neptune and Triton, long-duration probes studying outer planet moons, and future Kuiper Belt explorers traveling farther than New Horizons. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 White-nose syndrome spreads primarily through bat-to-bat contact, though humans also contribute to the spread when cave explorers carry the fungus from one cave to another. —

The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026 The animals were native to northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and their ancestors were brought to North America by explorers. —

Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Russia topped the chart of cast-off rockets at this altitude, with 512 uncontrolled spacecraft that could ultimately threaten space explorers around the globe. —

Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Sitting inside a vehicle, explorers redefined heroism around mastery of machines and self. —

Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026 This was a typical Tuesday and Thursday for the 4- and 5-year-old explorers who are part of the Zoo School’s Nature’s Navigators program. —

Lina Ruiz may 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026

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Noun

Ben Johnson’s Bears are pioneers in the field of loopy comebacks.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
While Kendrick Lamar was conquering the hip-hop world, Rashad was honing an introspective style inspired by Southern hip-hop pioneers like Lil Wayne and OutKast.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026