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
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
In fact, just last week, BET revealed that Hill would also be honored at the BET Awards, receiving the Living Legend Award, honoring pioneers who mastered their craft but remained to the culture.
—Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
The first evening focused on American music pioneers like Robert Johnson, Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and this one moved the clock towards latter acts like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Dion DiMucci, and Public Enemy.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
Stark Future is considered one of the pioneers in this segment with its Varg motocross and Varg EX enduro models.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2026
Even the pioneers of the city’s experimental-dance scene in the sixties and seventies, so open-minded and self-aware in some respects, mostly forgot to think about race.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Ford and other auto pioneers, for good or bad, led the nation to the rise of freeways and the interstate system.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The pizza joint tied with Sei, Tony’s in San Francisco, has long been ambitious as one of the American pioneers of the rising art of the pizza tasting menu.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Geese owes an attitudinal debt to the punk pioneers the Stooges.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
And, most importantly, both are luxury pioneers.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
In fact, just last week, BET revealed that Hill would also be honored at the BET Awards, receiving the Living Legend Award, honoring pioneers who mastered their craft but remained to the culture.
—Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
The first evening focused on American music pioneers like Robert Johnson, Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie, and this one moved the clock towards latter acts like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Dion DiMucci, and Public Enemy.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
Stark Future is considered one of the pioneers in this segment with its Varg motocross and Varg EX enduro models.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2026
Even the pioneers of the city’s experimental-dance scene in the sixties and seventies, so open-minded and self-aware in some respects, mostly forgot to think about race.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Ford and other auto pioneers, for good or bad, led the nation to the rise of freeways and the interstate system.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The pizza joint tied with Sei, Tony’s in San Francisco, has long been ambitious as one of the American pioneers of the rising art of the pizza tasting menu.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Verb
This year’s Veteran Era Category, which honors artists that came to musical prominence before 1980, was awarded to bluegrass and folk music pioneers The Stanley Brothers, Ralph and Carter Stanley.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Geese owes an attitudinal debt to the punk pioneers the Stooges.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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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Elk were once an abundant source of food in the Alleghenies, both for the Seneca and for the settlers streaming in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Rights groups say Bedouin herding communities are especially vulnerable as settlers seize remote land and outposts multiply, while new Israeli laws tighten control over Palestinians and critics fault global powers for inaction.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.—
Fabiola Sanchez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Savannah was under British occupation in the fall of 1779, when colonists planned an attack to retake the city with help from French allies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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When other nearby ports were under British control during the Revolutionary War, the colonists were able to use Washington for resupply efforts.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2026
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After the freeze of nearly $800 million in federal research funds, the deal’s resolution both restores essential support for academic research and institutes new requirements intended to bolster anti-discrimination efforts—especially against anti-Semitism.—
Associate News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2025
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In areas where our UDC system has been deployed, the grid operator instead institutes a brownout, cutting power by 90 percent.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Jan. 2017
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The new prototype is the final aircraft to join Vertical’s flight test fleet before the Company completes Critical Design Review (CDR), a major programme milestone that establishes the design baseline for certification.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The rule establishes a process to determine how contracts will be prohibited.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and closes streets around Penn Station for fans going to MetLife Stadium, which FIFA calls New York New Jersey Stadium.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Roth initiates Fervo Energy as buy Roth said the geothermal company is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The episode, which introduces the central friend group and reveals Paul Baker’s (Jack Innanen) origin story, was screened as a surprise on Thursday night at the Tribeca Festival in New York.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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As for the new Ultra Nitro 7, the model introduces Nitrofoam Elite, engineered into the sockliner and footbed to compress and rebound instantly, delivering energy return with every touch.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Grande's latest tune launches atop the Official Singles Sales, Official Singles Downloads, Official Physical Singles and Official Vinyl Singles rankings, in addition to the main songs roster.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The collection launches from June 12.—
Pernille Teisbaek,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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