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
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Soundgarden Grunge pioneers Soundgarden will also be inducted.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the large cloud service providers today have pioneered many of their AI capabilities through their cloud suites, meaning that this is the easiest way customers can access and take advantage of these tools.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, Lyonne is teaming up with The OA co-creator Brit Marling and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier on a sci-fi film called Uncanny Valley.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
Soundgarden Grunge pioneers Soundgarden will also be inducted.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 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
The White Lotus season 3 star recently shared his thoughts on the upcoming TV project, which reboots the book series' story with a new cast after he and lead actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson pioneered the novels' first adaptation on the big screen across eight films.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the large cloud service providers today have pioneered many of their AI capabilities through their cloud suites, meaning that this is the easiest way customers can access and take advantage of these tools.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneer
Noun
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Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black man known as the city’s first non-native settler, sold his properties in Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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In the 18th century, the Boston Tea Party helped tip the nation permanently toward coffee, and Scotch-Irish settlers kick-started American potato growing in New Hampshire.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Firefighters received multiple calls before 7 p.m. to the warehouse, with the first units arriving by 6:58 p.m.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had established close ties to the crown prince; the Administration was criticized for not doing more to pursue the perpetrators.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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Bullpen roles are being established Much was made about the Cardinals’ relief woes in April, and for good reason.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Daniel: George Washington isn’t the only Southern colonist who opposed the British monarchy on this issue.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Gage also miscalculated on the matter of disarming the colonists.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Despite some initial hiccups, the fan had an unforgettable night.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Merlin founded the Perpetual Path Foundation, whose goal is to create quality financial education content for students.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The program was founded by Mary Jane Hender, a reading specialist with a doctorate in education, and the Rev. Gordon Butcher, a Presbyterian minister and reading activist.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The signatories of this letter include some of the UK’s foremost experts in artificial intelligence, whose work bridges cutting-edge research and real-world application.—
Philip Salter,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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In a society that often equates American influence with might or money or celebrity, now our foremost representative on the global stage is a humble man in white robes, preaching love, justice, and mercy.—
Christopher Hale,
Time,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Additionally, the company agreed to initiate a strategic review.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 May 2025
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That allows the Sky to utilize their bigs to initiate actions at the perimeter, such as dribble handoffs that create options for guards to cut, shoot or set up a new screen.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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“Pioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneer. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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