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
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
There's a reason why a modern late-night program like Fallon's Tonight Show now has hip-hop pioneers The Roots as its house band.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
In fact, the study of wave-like phenomena can be traced back to early experiments done in the 1600s with water waves by pioneers like Christiaan Huygens, who understood that all waves could be treated as superpositions of many circular waves, propagating outward, all together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
The last battle promoted on the Verzuz Instagram page was reggaeton pioneers DJ Nelson and DJ Luny in 2022.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Superconductor pioneers Unsurprisingly, the Nobel laureates made and continue to make huge contributions beyond their work in the 1980s.
—Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
The arena is the result of a partnership between the Italian brand and City Padel Milano, a sport association founded by entrepreneurs Demetrio Albertini and Lorenzo Alfieri, two among the Italian pioneers of this sport.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Artificial intelligence pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the physics prize last year for helping create the building blocks of machine learning.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
France and Nordic countries, pioneers in subsidized childcare and paid parental leave, maintain relatively higher fertility than peers.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 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
New Metric Media Founder & CEO, Mark Montefiore said Chris and Pat Kelly are podcast pioneers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
There's a reason why a modern late-night program like Fallon's Tonight Show now has hip-hop pioneers The Roots as its house band.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
In fact, the study of wave-like phenomena can be traced back to early experiments done in the 1600s with water waves by pioneers like Christiaan Huygens, who understood that all waves could be treated as superpositions of many circular waves, propagating outward, all together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
The last battle promoted on the Verzuz Instagram page was reggaeton pioneers DJ Nelson and DJ Luny in 2022.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Superconductor pioneers Unsurprisingly, the Nobel laureates made and continue to make huge contributions beyond their work in the 1980s.
—Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
The arena is the result of a partnership between the Italian brand and City Padel Milano, a sport association founded by entrepreneurs Demetrio Albertini and Lorenzo Alfieri, two among the Italian pioneers of this sport.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Artificial intelligence pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the physics prize last year for helping create the building blocks of machine learning.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
France and Nordic countries, pioneers in subsidized childcare and paid parental leave, maintain relatively higher fertility than peers.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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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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Led by President Mahmoud Abbas, who succeeded Arafat upon his death two decades ago, the PA's legitimacy has been beset by accusations of corruption, lack of elections and growing violence by Israeli settlers and armed Palestinian factions.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 1849, local Ho-Chunk Indians carried on a large trade of the fruit with early settlers in Juneau County.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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As late as 1776, only a third of colonists supported the Revolution wholeheartedly; a roughly equal amount remained loyal to the crown, and the remainder had yet to make up their minds.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Even a simple touch—such as a coat of blue paint on the railings—establishes a visual connection to art and accessories in the room.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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The win not only continues Oregon's undefeated season, but also establishes Oregon as arguably the team to beat in the Big Ten at this point.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Goldman Sachs initiates Augo Minerals as buy Goldman said shares of the gold company are attractive.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Lo notifies the ship's security chief, Sigrid (Amanda Collin), who initiates an investigation into the incident.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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The opening introduces her character aglow in red light, complemented by a narrated monologue, vaguely written but delivered as pure, possibly suicidal despair.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Horizons introduces audiences to a diverse array of both human characters and new Pocket Monsters, especially critters from the colorful Paldea Region (and the game franchise's ninth generation).—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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If Max goes down because an update is buggy, servers break, or someone launches a cyberattack, the app could be offline for some period—in this case, potentially halting millions of bank payments, messages, and identity-verification attempts through the app.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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The show launches globally on October 22.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to Holmes, plants native to your region are important because they’re adapted to your local climate and conditions.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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Plants growing in sandy soils may require more frequent irrigation, as will plants growing under intense sunlight.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Pioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneers. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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