adventurer

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Recent Examples of adventurer Blair, from Durango, was a beloved fixture of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains who came from a proud family of mountain adventurers, according to a memorial post from the Silverton Avalanche School. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 There were Toyota Tacoma ads that positioned the truck as a trusty steed for serious adventurers. Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024 Built with a sleek black titanium case and a durable trail loop band, this watch is perfect for adventurers and fitness enthusiasts who demand the best. Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 My favorite example of this is Alex Cox’s 1987 masterpiece, Walker, in which Ed Harris plays the American adventurer and soldier of fortune who invaded Nicaragua in the mid-19th century. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adventurer 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Smith starred as Joyce Chilvers, a small-town social climber in postwar Northern England whose hunger to be accepted by the elite locals isn’t helped by her dotty mother nor her underachieving podiatrist husband Gilbert, played by Michael Palin.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire.
    Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Mini hand and foot massages are also available for young explorers.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Brisbane, Australia Australia’s third-largest city checks the boxes for travelers seeking a destination with burgeoning cultural and culinary scenes.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, Japan Airlines has announced a baggage delivery service for travelers that will allow luggage to be dropped off at customers’ hotels for a fee.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Alice begs for the knave’s freedom, putting herself in danger.
    Liesbeth Powers, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
Noun
  • As a pioneer in personal branding and expert in virtual communication, William Arruda empowers professionals to shine online.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Test yourself on holiday tunes, festive flora and plane pioneers in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The second update lets Android users find rogue trackers.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Their review considered a range of potential harms, from carbon emissions to the risk of an AI system going rogue.
    Harry Booth, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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