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Recent Examples of pioneering
Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Europe came late to Rapa Nui, two centuries after Magellan led a pioneering Spanish expedition across the Pacific in 1521.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha was a pioneering conceptual artist and writer born in South Korea, who became well-known in the avant-garde circles of 1970s-’80s San Francisco and New York.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Her father-in-law is Oscar Goodman, a former mob lawyer who, as the mayor of Vegas, was a pioneering advocate for the city getting its own professional sports team.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Halifax was married to the pioneering Czech psychiatrist Stanislav Grof for several years in the 1970s.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Dazelle was a pioneering pediatrician who made house calls all around South Florida and promoted preventative care.
—Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Madinah has taken a pioneering step by assessing SDG indicators at the neighborhood level through The Atlas of Sustainable Development in Al Madinah Neighborhoods.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Half a year has gone by since Ozzy Osbourne’s passing, and in the months since the tragic news spread around the world, millions have mourned the pioneering musician’s loss.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jeremy is a consensus pick for one of the best big mountain riders ever, and just as beloved for his pioneering work as a climate activist as the founder of Protect Our Winters.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
From scoring iconic films like The Truman Show and The Hours to pioneering minimalism in music, Glass has been instrumental in shaping the past half century of classical music.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026
Peter Shen is global head of commercial operations and senior adviser for digitalization and AI at Siemens Healthineers, a leading medtech company pioneering breakthroughs in health care.
—Peter Shen, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
In the course of sixteen months, from 1914 to 1915, the Routledges and their crew crisscrossed the island on horseback, worked closely with an influential islander named Tepano Ramo a Veriamo, and produced a pioneering survey of Rapa Nui’s topography and monuments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
An adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s pioneering 1959 gothic horror novel, the two-timeline series follows a group of siblings who return to their haunted childhood home after their sister Nell (Victoria Pedretti) dies there under mysterious circumstances.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
This pioneering anthology changed the direction of Yiddish studies, bringing to light previously untranslated short fiction and memoirs by eighteen Yiddish women writers.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The Adjara Group, the force behind pioneering Georgian hotels Rooms and Stamba, parks up Udabno Caravan, a collection of minimalist Airstreams, on the regenerative farm in the Kakheti region that supplies its hotels and restaurants.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
But wow, how pioneering that was, a hundred years ago.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Europe came late to Rapa Nui, two centuries after Magellan led a pioneering Spanish expedition across the Pacific in 1521.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha was a pioneering conceptual artist and writer born in South Korea, who became well-known in the avant-garde circles of 1970s-’80s San Francisco and New York.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Her father-in-law is Oscar Goodman, a former mob lawyer who, as the mayor of Vegas, was a pioneering advocate for the city getting its own professional sports team.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Halifax was married to the pioneering Czech psychiatrist Stanislav Grof for several years in the 1970s.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Dazelle was a pioneering pediatrician who made house calls all around South Florida and promoted preventative care.
—Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Madinah has taken a pioneering step by assessing SDG indicators at the neighborhood level through The Atlas of Sustainable Development in Al Madinah Neighborhoods.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Half a year has gone by since Ozzy Osbourne’s passing, and in the months since the tragic news spread around the world, millions have mourned the pioneering musician’s loss.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Emerging institutions are also pioneering fresh approaches to the academic canon.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jeremy is a consensus pick for one of the best big mountain riders ever, and just as beloved for his pioneering work as a climate activist as the founder of Protect Our Winters.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
From scoring iconic films like The Truman Show and The Hours to pioneering minimalism in music, Glass has been instrumental in shaping the past half century of classical music.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2026
Peter Shen is global head of commercial operations and senior adviser for digitalization and AI at Siemens Healthineers, a leading medtech company pioneering breakthroughs in health care.
—Peter Shen, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
In the course of sixteen months, from 1914 to 1915, the Routledges and their crew crisscrossed the island on horseback, worked closely with an influential islander named Tepano Ramo a Veriamo, and produced a pioneering survey of Rapa Nui’s topography and monuments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
An adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s pioneering 1959 gothic horror novel, the two-timeline series follows a group of siblings who return to their haunted childhood home after their sister Nell (Victoria Pedretti) dies there under mysterious circumstances.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
This pioneering anthology changed the direction of Yiddish studies, bringing to light previously untranslated short fiction and memoirs by eighteen Yiddish women writers.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The Adjara Group, the force behind pioneering Georgian hotels Rooms and Stamba, parks up Udabno Caravan, a collection of minimalist Airstreams, on the regenerative farm in the Kakheti region that supplies its hotels and restaurants.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneering
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Those sanctioned include Iran’s interior minister, senior IRGC commanders, police chiefs, judges from revolutionary courts and cyber officials involved in censorship and surveillance.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Just as those revolutionary murals have sun-bleached and blistered, so the heady jubilation of the students’ victory has become tarnished by infighting and division.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Peter Murray, the founding CEO of mixed martial arts organization Professional Fighters League, is joining the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) as chief executive officer, the league announced.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Cofounder of women’s network Chief Lindsay Kaplan is joining Bullish as a venture partner; the fund is an investor in Warby Parker and Casper, where Kaplan was a founding team member.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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There's no doubt there's more trailblazing to be done.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The iconic actress — renowned for playing Sandra Clark on the '80s sitcom 227 — not only graced our screens for decades with unparalleled talent but also stands tall as the trailblazing first Black actress to clinch an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1987.—
Clay Cane,
Peoplemag,
3 Feb. 2024
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Don’t forget Knueppel is already the fastest player to reach 100 made career 3-pointers, establishing the impressive mark 12 games quicker than Utah’s Lauri Markkanen, who held the record until Knueppel shattered it.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Congress has repeatedly waded into establishing an overarching federal law that would encompass AI that dispenses mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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No Man's Sky's dogfighting model is notable for its shift from the simple, arcade combat present at launch to the more advanced systems in the game now.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Subran estimated that if China were to raise its household disposable-income share in GDP from the current 58% towards the 70% to 75% range observed in advanced economies, private consumption could rise by around 10 percentage points in GDP.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In Texas, the state Legislature has sole responsibility for initiating amendments to its constitution.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Eleven is forced to enter the Abyss in person, initiating a fight between her and Vecna, while her friends fight the Mind Flayer.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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But even at a progressive institution like Antioch, Coretta encountered the quiet betrayal of liberal hypocrisy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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But donations from progressive groups have only rarely flowed their way.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Content creator Olly Hume shared a skit of the DJ at the Brooklyn-Peltz wedding introducing Victoria to her dance with Brooklyn.—
Janelle Ash , Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The second-generation model arrived in 2022, followed by the third in 2023, with the fourth generation launching in 2024 – with each iteration introducing updates in styling, powertrain options, and safety features.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Pioneering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneering. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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