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as in traveller
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as in imposter
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Recent Examples of adventurer
The sword easily transforms into a pick-axe with the push of a button, so little adventurers can transition from battling zombies to digging for diamonds.
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Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
In return, the adventurer received the first Lhasa Apso dog that was brought to the U.S.)
McFadden’s initial trek to Tibet with Holkar planted the seeds for the Sacred River Festival — to salute and preserve India’s rich musical and dance heritage, according to Olden.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Here are five ideas to consider. Saddle up for fun on a guest ranch
With an authentic and scenic setting as backdrop, your whole crew of adventurers can enjoy beautiful places and learn horsemanship from experienced hands who will tailor the instruction to your skill and interest level.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Often these stories are sad tales of adventurers suffering injuries or losing their lives.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
In return, the adventurer received the first Lhasa Apso dog that was brought to the U.S.)
McFadden’s initial trek to Tibet with Holkar planted the seeds for the Sacred River Festival — to salute and preserve India’s rich musical and dance heritage, according to Olden.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Here are five ideas to consider. Saddle up for fun on a guest ranch
With an authentic and scenic setting as backdrop, your whole crew of adventurers can enjoy beautiful places and learn horsemanship from experienced hands who will tailor the instruction to your skill and interest level.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Often these stories are sad tales of adventurers suffering injuries or losing their lives.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
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Lisette Olivera assumes the mantle as Jess Valenzuela, a history buff and puzzle snob working odd jobs in New Orleans and mourning the recent death of her mother.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2022
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On their first day in town, treat your food snob to a fireworks show of Dallas at its most sophisticated.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
23 Mar. 2022
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From the dynastic Dupree family to the conniving social climbers bent on usurping their place at the top of the social hierarchy, the historic new daytime drama is all about its characters.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider.—
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2024
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In homage to National Geographic’s 33 founders—those pioneering explorers, scientists, and scholars who set out in 1888 to deepen humanity’s understanding of the planet—the list celebrates modern leaders working at the intersection of passion and purpose.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Entry Promenade The backstory for Celestial Park envisions the themed land as the enchanting cosmic center of an ever-evolving universe where artists, musicians, explorers, adventurers and inventors visit in search of inspiration and connection.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
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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
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More than 75% of all U.S. leisure travelers participate in cultural or heritage activities such as visiting museums.—
Margi Glavovic Nothard,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Visit California, the state’s tourism agency, revised its overall projections for 2025 visitor spending this month to $160 billion from $166 billion, following the slowdown in the growth of international travelers and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in January.—
Ceylan Yeğinsu,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The modern health insurer is regarded as either a knave or a pawn and is seldom regarded as a knight.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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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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The menu lists 10 varieties of premium cuts, ranging from Japanese A5 wagyu striploin to bavette from Snake River Farms, known as pioneers of American wagyu.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Look for clinics that pioneer advancements rather than simply follow trends.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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But who among Mike White’s gallery of rogue, evil gays reigns supreme?—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
25 Mar. 2025
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Here, Snow White, played by Rachel Zegler gains the courage to take back her father’s kingdom from the Evil Queen, played by Gal Gadot, with the help of seven dwarfs and a crew of rogue bandits.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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