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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
Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, human pioneers utilizing AI can initiate the process of relocating mining and industry off the planet, and, working together, enable us to expand the domain of life.
—Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Home textiles and wall coverings company Schumacher, however, was one of the first pioneers.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
One of the original East Lancaster pioneers For more than 20 years, Julie West has owned and operated Paper Planet, a stationary boutique in the Handley Wedding District.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
The film examines the life, career and personal struggles of former amateur wrestler Mark Kerr, considered one of the early pioneers of MMA fighting but largely unknown outside of the sport.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The three were pioneers in a small but growing network of mental health professionals focusing on the therapeutic powers of cooking.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1880s, Torrey is said to have been named after one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Colonel Torrey.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
The group had already connected itself to the Black Sabbath smash via tons of live performances, and thankfully, the fans of the heavy metal pioneers were able to work with the Prince of Darkness before his death in July of this year – and fans may get to hear the cut soon.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 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
The leaders and companies that accomplish this will remember 2025-2030 not for jobs lost, but for becoming pioneers of the age of human-AI partnerships, reshaping entire industries.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, human pioneers utilizing AI can initiate the process of relocating mining and industry off the planet, and, working together, enable us to expand the domain of life.
—Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Home textiles and wall coverings company Schumacher, however, was one of the first pioneers.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
One of the original East Lancaster pioneers For more than 20 years, Julie West has owned and operated Paper Planet, a stationary boutique in the Handley Wedding District.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
The film examines the life, career and personal struggles of former amateur wrestler Mark Kerr, considered one of the early pioneers of MMA fighting but largely unknown outside of the sport.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
The three were pioneers in a small but growing network of mental health professionals focusing on the therapeutic powers of cooking.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1880s, Torrey is said to have been named after one of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, Colonel Torrey.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
The group had already connected itself to the Black Sabbath smash via tons of live performances, and thankfully, the fans of the heavy metal pioneers were able to work with the Prince of Darkness before his death in July of this year – and fans may get to hear the cut soon.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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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But the real story is the people, the pioneers who had an idea, and the settlers who turned it into a legacy.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ringneck pheasants were established 20 years later, and most of the new settlers became pheasant hunters rather than grouse hunters.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pairing apple pie and cheddar cheese is an American tradition that began with English colonists and persists today in the Northeast and Midwest.—
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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European colonists in America killed beavers primarily for their furs and for their scent glands, which were (and are) used in perfumes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Slowly rising closer to its preseason number (+750), Kansas City looks dangerous as the roster gets healthy and Patrick Mahomes establishes a rhythm.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Charlie Shoop, president of Professional Finance Company, said his company initiates wage garnishment on less than 1% of all accounts placed with it for collection.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Roth initiates Beauty Health as buy Roth said the beauty stock is a turnaround story.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Little River Canyon National Preserve introduces visitors to a magnificent gorge that was created by the Little River cutting across the top of Lookout Mountain.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Freakier Friday, the two-decades-in-the-making sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday, reunites Lohan with Jamie Lee Curtis as her mom Tess and introduces a double-body-swap plot line that sees Lohan switching places with Butters as her teen daughter.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meta launches online safety lessons for students Beyond apps and schools, Meta partnered with Childhelp to create a nationwide online safety curriculum tailored for middle schoolers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The series launches mid-March 2026 on NHK and Mediacorp Singapore, coinciding with the countries’ 60th diplomatic anniversary.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Today, the company plants a tree for every child born to a Zegna employee, donates flowerbeds in the Piazza Duomo in Milan and revitalizes public parks in Palm Beach and Boston, among other things.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Pioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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