pathfinder

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Recent Examples of pathfinder No one had ever driven successfully between New York and Seattle, not even the pathfinder that had set out in March to chart the course for this very race. Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 The company plans to launch a pathfinder called Haven-1 in 2027. Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026 Besides being a potent technological pathfinder, AeSI could also monitor many stars throughout a sizable swath of the Milky Way. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026 That mission is slated to launch four astronauts on a trip that will circumnavigate the moon but will not land on it, serving as a pathfinder for the more complex Artemis III landing mission. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pathfinder
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Noun
  • Corneliani updated its sartorial proposition via functional details befitting a very dapper explorer.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • William Arruda is a keynote speaker, personal branding pioneer, and Senior Contributor to Forbes.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The whole opening of the film pays homage to those pioneers of cinema.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 June 2026

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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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