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Recent Examples of pathfinder
The landing problem While Artemis II is designed to serve as a pathfinder mission for a moon landing, whether NASA can pull off an actual lunar touchdown this decade has remained in question.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Three years of brownies, three years girl guides, three years pathfinders.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
One tool developed by The Modern Elder Academy is a pathfinder quiz that identifies eight types of midlife paths.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 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
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Three years of brownies, three years girl guides, three years pathfinders.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
One tool developed by The Modern Elder Academy is a pathfinder quiz that identifies eight types of midlife paths.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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This was a typical Tuesday and Thursday for the 4- and 5-year-old explorers who are part of the Zoo School’s Nature’s Navigators program.—
Lina Ruiz
May 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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Head to the Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural, & Educational Center to learn more about one of the most famous explorers in American history.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Noun
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She was joined onstage by local legends Caetano Veloso, a tropicália pioneer, and his sister Maria Bethânia, one of the best-selling artists in Brazilian history.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
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Another pioneer in single-vineyard selection Brunello is Tenute Silvio Nardi, which introduced its Vigneto Manachiara in 1995, followed by Vigneto Poggio Doria nine years later.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
3 May 2026
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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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