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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
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.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system — and even beyond it, into interstellar space.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The last leg of the Lewis and Clark Expedition took the explorers along the Snake and Columbia rivers, through a 4,000-foot-deep gorge along the border now shared by Washington and Oregon.
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Jane Wooldridge,
Travel + Leisure,
3 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).
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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.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
The fourth launch in the brand's growing collection, inspired by beloved plush stuffy Joelle the Bigfoot, transforms her love of adventure into a wondrous scent for likeminded explorers.
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Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
These moves support a broader effort to use robotic vehicles to build up infrastructure that can be used by future human explorers on the moon.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The National Geographic Society has spent more than a century supporting explorers, scientists and storytellers who help people better understand the world around them.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system — and even beyond it, into interstellar space.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The last leg of the Lewis and Clark Expedition took the explorers along the Snake and Columbia rivers, through a 4,000-foot-deep gorge along the border now shared by Washington and Oregon.
—
Jane Wooldridge,
Travel + Leisure,
3 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
The fourth launch in the brand's growing collection, inspired by beloved plush stuffy Joelle the Bigfoot, transforms her love of adventure into a wondrous scent for likeminded explorers.
—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
These moves support a broader effort to use robotic vehicles to build up infrastructure that can be used by future human explorers on the moon.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The National Geographic Society has spent more than a century supporting explorers, scientists and storytellers who help people better understand the world around them.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explorers
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But it was then followed up by a Spanish hymn, sung by musicians, dressed in 18th-century Spanish Colonial attire, including the garb of soldado, vaquero, pioneers, military, and indigenous peoples.
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As of January 2026, that federal evaluation included 17 UTM service providers and operators, a sign the framework is moving from two pioneers to an industry-wide layer.
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California purchased the swath of rocky cliffs and windswept shoreline in the 1960s to expand the construction of Highway 1 and create a scenic viewpoint for highway travelers, according to a California Coastal Commission report.
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Having spent years exploring these regions and designing itineraries for discerning travelers, here are my top tips on where to sip, what to see, and where to stay during your visit to Croatia.
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“Explorers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explorers. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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