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 Nuptse debuted in 1992 and has been keeping explorers warm around the world since. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 While some species are named after scientists or explorers, the researchers named this one Leopardus tilcayo, preserving the moniker used by communities in the tropical cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia where the animal lives. — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 The bespoke interior is a tribute to explorers of the past, with shapes, colors, and materials drawn from the people, vessels, and instruments of that world. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026 And coastal explorers can face problems such as riptides, waves, cliffs and unexpected rocky surfaces. — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 But Claypool is undeniably one of the bass guitar’s fearless explorers, taking the slap bass innovations of funk legends like Larry Graham to strange, exciting, and tasteless new places. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026 The name New Mexico comes from the Spanish Nuevo México and was used centuries earlier by Spanish explorers, per Britannica. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 The name began appearing on European explorers' maps in the 1660s. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 At the center was Tatunca Nara, who claimed to be its descendant and guide, but later became linked to the disappearance and deaths of several explorers. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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New Atlas noted at the time that Samsung was following the path already established by pioneers such as Oura, but its arrival was a clear sign that smart rings were no longer just an experimental niche.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Industry pioneers such as SpaceX’s Starlink have developed optical inter-satellite links for defense and commercial constellations, deploying large numbers of laser terminals across Starlink and Starshield.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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The new launch is part of a broader trend of travelers and families building international portfolios of residence rights, citizenships, and investments across multiple countries around the globe.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
That’s all needed to engage — and convert — younger consumers, who are the burgeoning demographic expected to account for about 50 percent to 60 percent of travelers by 2035.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

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