as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness
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as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the nation's pioneer institution for the education of African-Americans
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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
he single-handedly pioneered the university's institute for medical research
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Recent Examples of pioneer
CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
The remote outposts where modern pioneers are putting old mining towns back on the map.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Rather than pioneering entirely new fields, DeepSeek has refined and optimized existing AI advancements, demonstrating the power of iteration over innovation.
—Dr. Ekta Dang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The nation founded by pioneers and risk takers, now drowns under millions and millions of pages of regulations and debt.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
The remote outposts where modern pioneers are putting old mining towns back on the map.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In tandem with the modernist movement of the 20th century was the Danish concept of functionalism; a design philosophy of form follows function, which was introduced by pioneer Danish architects like Poul Henningsen and Vilhelm Lauritzen.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Lightcap likened this usage to cloud services, which Amazon Web Services pioneered two decades ago.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Rather than pioneering entirely new fields, DeepSeek has refined and optimized existing AI advancements, demonstrating the power of iteration over innovation.
—Dr. Ekta Dang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneer
Noun
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The escalation comes as Secretary-General voiced alarm over rising violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.—
Amir Daftari,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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There was a spike of attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians, killing dozens.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On the other hand, Creed is a seasoned campaigner in the Xfinity Series but is still chasing his first win.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Now Tennessee has staked a claim to the first No. 1 seed in program history with a stirring comeback, charging back from a nine-point deficit in the final 10 minutes.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The actress established her career with major roles in Corrina, Corrina (1994) and Waterworld (1995) before Mars and Napoleon Dynamite (2004) introduced her to new audiences.—
Sezin Koehler,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The initiative also pays homage to Hunt Hill Farm’s heritage, especially its role as the home of the local Plow-to-Plate program established in the 1980s by Ruth Henderson, founder of the New York Pops orchestra with her husband Skitch, decades ago.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the 1750s and 1760s, British troops forcibly removed French colonists from Acadia in Nova Scotia and recruited thousands of Colonists from neighboring New England to move north.—
G. Patrick O'Brien,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is the violent sleight of hand of the colonist, the oppressor.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Seeing its initial advantage on the boards evaporate, UConn went into the break trailing, 37-33.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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One of the fastest-growing trends is Access-as-a-Service, where initial access brokers specialize in infiltrating networks and then selling entry points to ransomware groups and other threat actors.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hendrick’s was founded a little over a quarter century ago in 1999 and was considered to be kind of a disruptor in a category mostly known for juniper-heavy London dry style gins (many of which are excellent in their own right, to be clear).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of their loss, Jesse and Andrea Lacey also founded Moms Skate Club, a charity dedicated to supporting mothers in the skateboarding community.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The biographical circumstances and the reddish tinge of the foremost prisoner’s hair have led commentators to interpret the image metaphorically, even solipsistically––the prisoner becomes a cipher for van Gogh, physically and psychologically incarcerated.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Christian Oberbeck,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Companies across the country had pledged sweeping support for diversity efforts after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020 initiated a national social justice movement.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The taste and odor of Raleigh's tap water might change over the next few weeks as the city initiates its yearly water disinfection process.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Pioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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