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as in traveller
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as in imposter
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Recent Examples of adventurer
The explanation for this alarming number of fatalities is in part the number of adventurers who attempt Mont Blanc’s peaks every year: about 20,000.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Having long dreamed of Antarctic expeditions, writer and adventurer Blair Braverman finally makes it to the White Continent—and gives herself up to a different way of traveling.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
The terrain in and near the park can be challenging in winter — serious ice climbers and winter hikers flock here for the steep cliffs and technical ascents — but plenty of local guides are ready to help less experienced adventurers.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
In optimistic Sagittarius, Mercury embodies the qualities of a philosopher and adventurer, inspiring us to think big, seek the truth and explore new horizons.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Having long dreamed of Antarctic expeditions, writer and adventurer Blair Braverman finally makes it to the White Continent—and gives herself up to a different way of traveling.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
The terrain in and near the park can be challenging in winter — serious ice climbers and winter hikers flock here for the steep cliffs and technical ascents — but plenty of local guides are ready to help less experienced adventurers.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
In optimistic Sagittarius, Mercury embodies the qualities of a philosopher and adventurer, inspiring us to think big, seek the truth and explore new horizons.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adventurer
Noun
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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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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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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
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There are a million little details that have to go right for a Moon mission to succeed – how much flex is in the sole of the boots explorers use is just one that could ultimately influence their health on the Moon.—
Jesse Rhoades,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 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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As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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The all-inclusive dude ranch is less than an hour and a half drive from Reno, Nevada, and has invited travelers to get in touch with their inner cowpoke for more than six decades.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 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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If the ambitions of eVTOL pioneers are realized in the U.S., people will be able to hop in an air taxi to get to and from airports serving New York and Los Angeles within the next few years.—
Michael Liedtke,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department is recognized across the country as a pioneer in using aircraft to fight fires.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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What’s a good way for a ragtag group of video-game heroes (or for a heroic rogue flying solo) to either get some respite from the action or gear up for a momentous narrative?—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Jan. 2025
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And the issue at hand runs deeper than a few rogue docs overstepping their bounds.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Adventurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adventurer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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