as in settlers
a person who settles in a new region
the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness
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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 pioneers
Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Then with the [SF drag pioneers of the late ‘60s] the Cockettes and the Angels of Light [communal theater].
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
That monumental task went right through Donner Pass, named for the pioneers whose journey West came with a terrible price.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Patient pioneers The first patient to receive a pig kidney at Mass General was 62-year-old Rick Slayman in March 2024.
—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Zlotowski agreed, adding that her own inspirations include pioneers like Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The most recent chapter in this story is how the biggest tech companies have absorbed the pioneers of artificial intelligence so that the profits from the next generation of innovations will flow to the same shareholders whose firms dominate the current era.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
DiLoCoX pioneers a number of novel techniques, including pipeline parallelism, adaptive gradient compression, one-step-delay communication overlaps and local training, to create a decentralized AI training environment that scales to unprecedented heights.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Often overshadowed by their male counterparts, these artists–including Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, and Joan Mitchell–were pioneers in their own right.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Then with the [SF drag pioneers of the late ‘60s] the Cockettes and the Angels of Light [communal theater].
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
That monumental task went right through Donner Pass, named for the pioneers whose journey West came with a terrible price.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Patient pioneers The first patient to receive a pig kidney at Mass General was 62-year-old Rick Slayman in March 2024.
—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Zlotowski agreed, adding that her own inspirations include pioneers like Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The most recent chapter in this story is how the biggest tech companies have absorbed the pioneers of artificial intelligence so that the profits from the next generation of innovations will flow to the same shareholders whose firms dominate the current era.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
HackQuest pioneers this approach by creating comprehensive developer profiles on the blockchain.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
DiLoCoX pioneers a number of novel techniques, including pipeline parallelism, adaptive gradient compression, one-step-delay communication overlaps and local training, to create a decentralized AI training environment that scales to unprecedented heights.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneers
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However, once human settlers arrived, so did mammals that easily hunted and consumed these ground-dwelling birds.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Things go very badly between the deadly wildlife and growing tensions between the settlers.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their pacifism later brings them in direct conflict with the colonists gearing up to fight the British.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The over-the-top propaganda that leads the game off suggests the Earth Directorate is here to protect colonists from out-of-control corporations and tyrannical governments.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The show never establishes any real parameters.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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State law already establishes a minimum age of 16 for riding Class 3 e-bikes, which can reach higher maximum speeds.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Curry is a guard who initiates the offense, looking to create separation and pull a 3-point shot, or draw a defender or two and pass it to the open player.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rothschild & Redburn initiates Kyivstar at buy Rothschild & Co Redburn says the Ukraine telecommunications company is a market share gainer.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The book introduces readers to the mysteries surrounding consciousness and explores the field’s central ideas from both a scientific and philosophical perspective.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
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The new Pro model introduces Huawei’s TruSense system, which aims to deliver faster, more accurate readings across heart rate, blood oxygen (SpO₂), HRV, and sleep analysis.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Billionaire Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has indicated his intent to ramp up the frequency of Starship launches ahead of plans for the spacecraft to land humans on the lunar surface and the Red Planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Most launches from Vandenberg fly at a south or southeast trajectory.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both plants bloom for months on end.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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