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The Space Development Agency (SDA) launched a batch of prototype missile-tracking and data-relay satellites in 2023, pathfinders for a constellation of hundreds of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit that will begin launching later this year.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Robotic missions carried out under CLPS are meant to serve as scientific pathfinders, paving the way for astronauts’ return.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Rangers serve as scouts, advisers and pathfinders, among other roles.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Robotic missions carried out under CLPS are meant to serve as scientific pathfinders, paving the way for astronauts’ return.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Rangers serve as scouts, advisers and pathfinders, among other roles.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The transformation reinforces our position as a pioneer in the region’s retail and leisure landscape.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Located downtown, the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum dives deep into the region’s economic history, with exhibits that cover mining culture, pioneer life, Indigenous history, and period photographs from the region.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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