as in settlers
a person who settles in a new region
the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness
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to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
he single-handedly pioneered the university's institute for medical research
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Recent Examples of pioneers
Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Patient pioneers The first patient to receive a pig kidney at Mass General was 62-year-old Rick Slayman in March 2024.
—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Zlotowski agreed, adding that her own inspirations include pioneers like Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Past lineups have featured stars like Fabolous, Faith Evans and Mya, along with notable Newark figures including Jersey Club pioneers Unicorn151, DJ Uniiqu3 and others.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The most recent chapter in this story is how the biggest tech companies have absorbed the pioneers of artificial intelligence so that the profits from the next generation of innovations will flow to the same shareholders whose firms dominate the current era.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Hanna is one of the most revered figures in modern punk as one of the pioneers of the feminist riot grrrl movement of the ’90s.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
History permeates all of Boone, where American pioneers first homesteaded in the 1700s.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
DiLoCoX pioneers a number of novel techniques, including pipeline parallelism, adaptive gradient compression, one-step-delay communication overlaps and local training, to create a decentralized AI training environment that scales to unprecedented heights.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
So, building here is an homage to Aspen’s past, a way of honoring the pioneers who helped transform a quiet mountain town into an international destination.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Patient pioneers The first patient to receive a pig kidney at Mass General was 62-year-old Rick Slayman in March 2024.
—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Zlotowski agreed, adding that her own inspirations include pioneers like Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Past lineups have featured stars like Fabolous, Faith Evans and Mya, along with notable Newark figures including Jersey Club pioneers Unicorn151, DJ Uniiqu3 and others.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The most recent chapter in this story is how the biggest tech companies have absorbed the pioneers of artificial intelligence so that the profits from the next generation of innovations will flow to the same shareholders whose firms dominate the current era.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Hanna is one of the most revered figures in modern punk as one of the pioneers of the feminist riot grrrl movement of the ’90s.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
History permeates all of Boone, where American pioneers first homesteaded in the 1700s.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
HackQuest pioneers this approach by creating comprehensive developer profiles on the blockchain.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
DiLoCoX pioneers a number of novel techniques, including pipeline parallelism, adaptive gradient compression, one-step-delay communication overlaps and local training, to create a decentralized AI training environment that scales to unprecedented heights.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneers
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Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Native Americans, early settlers, some of our Founding Fathers and today’s small-town folk have harvested and relished pawpaws on sunny fall days.—
John Vukmirovich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their pacifism later brings them in direct conflict with the colonists gearing up to fight the British.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The over-the-top propaganda that leads the game off suggests the Earth Directorate is here to protect colonists from out-of-control corporations and tyrannical governments.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Other witnesses also emphasized this point — the nation that establishes a presence on the lunar surface first will set the rules of engagement for resources, governance, and international partnerships back on Earth.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Guided by these experts, the team establishes credibility backed by science and best practices.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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ElliQ initiates 60% of the interactions, starting conversations, suggesting activities, providing timely medication reminders, and setting specific goals together with its users.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Stanley initiates Miami International as overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the financial exchange company that Miami International is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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This 2023 sci-fi slasher introduces us to Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) and her mom, Pam (Julie Bowen).—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The film soon fast-forwards two years and introduces other recognizable faces — Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Because of its geographic location and difficult relations with surrounding countries, Israel launches its rockets to the west, over the Mediterranean Sea.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Space plants 1 to 3 feet apart.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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In another photo, Bongiovi plants a kiss on his wife's cheek while Brown takes a selfie in a casual diner.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Pioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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