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as in explorer
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as in gamesman
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Recent Examples of adventurer
His journey to becoming a businessman, father, adventurer, esteemed surfboard shaper, and legendary surfer – he was featured on the cover of Surfer magazine in 1962 and has a spot on Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach – began as a student at the University of South Dakota.
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Michelle Breier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Koch is a 47-year-old engineer and adventurer—an ice and rock climber, a surfer, and a triathlete who participated in the first all-woman space walk and who lived for 328 days on the ISS.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Moana - Inspired by the ocean, this name is perfect for your little sea adventurer.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Daddy’s little girl and favorite adventurer.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Breier, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Koch is a 47-year-old engineer and adventurer—an ice and rock climber, a surfer, and a triathlete who participated in the first all-woman space walk and who lived for 328 days on the ISS.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Moana - Inspired by the ocean, this name is perfect for your little sea adventurer.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Daddy’s little girl and favorite adventurer.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
Noun
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Your favorite wine snob will be happy as a clam.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then, Carden circles back to the word snob.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Led by British explorer John Franklin, the expedition involved two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror.—
Tom Metcalfe,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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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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Also featured: a scene in which Parsons, a gamesman who actually brought his own Connect Four board to Southern California training camp, faces backup quarterback Ben DiNucci in a chess match.—
Jori Epstein,
USA TODAY,
18 Aug. 2021
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Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2019
Noun
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Set in 1969 Palm Beach, the Apple TV series follows Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons, a spry social climber eager to infiltrate high society.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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In classic Brooksian fashion, this simple succession plan becomes complicated by a potential scandal involving her social climber husband (Jack Lowden), the sudden return of her womanizing father (Woody Harrelson), and, well, Ella McCay’s own stubbornly idealistic personality.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, international travelers are mainly headed to Europe, with the most popular locales being Rome, Vancouver, Paris, London and Athens.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Set the scene In a northern section of Beijing, away from the tourist hustle and bustle, this property attracts a lot of regional travelers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Noun
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Human beings are motivated by virtue (knights) or rigid self-interest (knaves), or are passive victims of their circumstances (pawns).—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Pohlsepia mazonensis was named after its discoverer, James Pohl, and is housed in the Field Museum in Chicago.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Pohlsepia mazonensis is named for its discoverer James Pohl, and is in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 24,000-square-foot building was erected in 1965 by shopping mall pioneer and developer Ernest Hahn to serve as his corporate headquarters.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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And Mighty Real also spotlights under-the-radar but equally important LGBTQ pioneers like Lavender Country and the artists from women’s music label Olivia Records.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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