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One tool developed by The Modern Elder Academy is a pathfinder quiz that identifies eight types of midlife paths.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
That mission will be followed by Artemis III, which will utilize Artemis II as a pathfinder.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Roman also carries a coronagraph, a pathfinder instrument that can block out a star’s blinding light to directly photograph planets orbiting around it.
—Grant Tremblay, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
Astronomers have found what could become the first target for a crucial test of NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a soon-to-launch observatory that serves as a pathfinder mission for discovering Earth-like worlds around other stars.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
That mission will be followed by Artemis III, which will utilize Artemis II as a pathfinder.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Roman also carries a coronagraph, a pathfinder instrument that can block out a star’s blinding light to directly photograph planets orbiting around it.
—Grant Tremblay, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
Astronomers have found what could become the first target for a crucial test of NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a soon-to-launch observatory that serves as a pathfinder mission for discovering Earth-like worlds around other stars.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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More than 40 backcountry explorers saw avalanches on various Colorado mountain ranges between Friday and Sunday, according to field reports submitted to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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All the members of their immediate family were competitive Nordic ski racers, and their mother, father, and grandfather were vaunted polar explorers.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Embrace the slightly dystopian vibe and buy a bag of pellets from one of the old-timey pioneer stores to hand-feed the furry descendants.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The 1986 season boasted rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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