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
Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
As the industry grew, pioneers like Henry Ford increased production through new machinery and business management practices, such as the assembly line and vertical integration.
—Jeff Mayhugh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The pioneers of punk music did it because the mainstream crowd hated it.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Impersonators of pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll are headlining contemporary concert stages and art from a country that was once under British rule takes on a new context.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
There were some big changes in Valley TV news in 2025, as well as the deaths of a couple of Valley news pioneers.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Most South Florida towns were founded by people from faraway places, but few of those pioneers were as exotic as the circus performers who helped found the town of Sweetwater.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Cincinnati’s local television stations have had a wealth of memorable newscasters and hosts over the years, from pioneers in the industry to one of the most famous names on TV.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025
Newcomers began to arrive almost immediately, with the growth driven by the forty-niners ‒ the gold-seeking pioneers who began flocking west in 1849.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Chua is often credited as one of the pioneers of modern mixology in Singapore.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
As the industry grew, pioneers like Henry Ford increased production through new machinery and business management practices, such as the assembly line and vertical integration.
—Jeff Mayhugh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The pioneers of punk music did it because the mainstream crowd hated it.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Impersonators of pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll are headlining contemporary concert stages and art from a country that was once under British rule takes on a new context.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
There were some big changes in Valley TV news in 2025, as well as the deaths of a couple of Valley news pioneers.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Most South Florida towns were founded by people from faraway places, but few of those pioneers were as exotic as the circus performers who helped found the town of Sweetwater.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Cincinnati’s local television stations have had a wealth of memorable newscasters and hosts over the years, from pioneers in the industry to one of the most famous names on TV.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025
Newcomers began to arrive almost immediately, with the growth driven by the forty-niners ‒ the gold-seeking pioneers who began flocking west in 1849.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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Over the past two years, the Shehadehs have made several attempts to return to their land and their crops – only to be pushed back by settlers, the army or both.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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White South Africans, whose roots can be traced to settlers arriving under Dutch and British colonial rule, dominated the country through a system of racial segregation known as apartheid from 1948 until its abolishment in the early 1990s.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the gun has more limited ammunition compared to semi-automatic pistols that can carry 10 to 17 founds or more.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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By the late 19th century, colonists were harvesting tons of guano from these caves, to be exported as fertilizer.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the creation of the fetishes, with their bits of bone, dirt, plants, and other objects, also unnerved enslavers and colonists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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First, a catalyst guides the molecule through an asymmetric step that establishes its chirality.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stifel initiates Cardinal Infrastructure Group as buy Stifel said shares of the civil construction company are best positioned.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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From there, Aescape initiates a personalized massage using the body scan.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2025
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The third movie in the franchise reunites Fisher with the rest of the original Four Horsemen — Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Dave Franco — as well as Mark Ruffalo and Morgan Freeman, and introduces new cast members Rosamund Pike, Ariana Greenblatt, Dominic Sessa, and Justice Smith.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Cipriani family's 71-story tower in Downtown Dubai introduces two collections of residences—the Signature and the Nobile—and even offers buyers a path to the city’s coveted Golden Visa.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Located on Florida's Space Coast, where NASA launches actually happen, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex puts you right in the heart of America's space program.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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The new series, which launches on November 12, is a combination of the original Hot Ones with the classic party game.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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That encounter plants a seed that bears bitter fruit in the 1988 chapter once teenage Noor (now played by Muhammad Abed Elrahman) finds himself in the middle of a protest that spirals out of control.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s a distinct aroma that follows Tacos Los Cholos whenever the growing restaurant chain plants roots, the scent of mesquite smoke and prime meats hitting the grill.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneers. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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