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
Molly McCrea, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Time and time again, pioneers of new platforms have also bought up content and influenced conversations about those platforms.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
In 1861, Eichardt’s Private Hotel opened in an old wool-shearing shed to provide pioneers and prospectors with the first lodging accommodation in Queenstown, a former gold rush outpost.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
There, the pioneers—practical, inventive, restless, exuberant white men—clashed with Indigenous peoples, subduing them and a wilderness filled with wild animals and abundant natural resources.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
As other pioneers of drill’s first wave, like G Herbo, have expanded their sounds and become chart fixtures, Chief Keef doesn’t shy away from putting unexpected and even flat-out weird flourishes on his hometown sound.
—Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
The court at Queens College is named after Kyvallos, the women's basketball Hall of Famer and advocate who built the Knights into pioneers in the AIAW era.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Long before federal regulations existed, the couple hosted the very first meeting to form the National Organic Standards Board right there at their ranch, gathering with other pioneers like the Lundberg family to create a unified standard.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
For the record, Burleson does not credit himself with popularizing the format, citing Chris Klemens and Billy Eichner as pioneers.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 26 Mar. 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
Schilling Elementary School in Newark is packed with young pioneers, willing to get their hands dirty.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Time and time again, pioneers of new platforms have also bought up content and influenced conversations about those platforms.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
In 1861, Eichardt’s Private Hotel opened in an old wool-shearing shed to provide pioneers and prospectors with the first lodging accommodation in Queenstown, a former gold rush outpost.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
There, the pioneers—practical, inventive, restless, exuberant white men—clashed with Indigenous peoples, subduing them and a wilderness filled with wild animals and abundant natural resources.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
As other pioneers of drill’s first wave, like G Herbo, have expanded their sounds and become chart fixtures, Chief Keef doesn’t shy away from putting unexpected and even flat-out weird flourishes on his hometown sound.
—Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
The court at Queens College is named after Kyvallos, the women's basketball Hall of Famer and advocate who built the Knights into pioneers in the AIAW era.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Long before federal regulations existed, the couple hosted the very first meeting to form the National Organic Standards Board right there at their ranch, gathering with other pioneers like the Lundberg family to create a unified standard.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
For the record, Burleson does not credit himself with popularizing the format, citing Chris Klemens and Billy Eichner as pioneers.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 26 Mar. 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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New Mexico More than half of Route 66 cuts through sovereign Native American lands, often tracing routes used by tribes long before settlers arrived.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Named for the Kiawah people who called this island home when British settlers first arrived in 1670, Kiawah Island fronts the Atlantic with ten miles of beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 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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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.—
Garrett Haake,
NBC news,
22 Feb. 2026
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Portugal and Germany in Southern Africa For much of the 19th century, Portuguese colonists in Angola and Mozambique were fewer in number and weaker in authority than those in the interior of South Africa.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The aiyi have sent an emissary to Scythia, who will determine whether the colonists deserve to survive.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 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 bill, approved by Parliament in late January, establishes strict criminal penalties calibrated to the severity of the offense, including prison sentences ranging from six months to ten years and fines of up to €300,000 in the most serious cases.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The bill also establishes a solar photovoltaic noise barrier pilot program, which would attach solar panels onto highway sound walls, generating renewable energy while reducing noise pollution by 10-15 decibels, according to lawmakers.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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The platform tracks key dates, such as license and certification expirations, and initiates alerts well in advance.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Berenberg initiates Mobileye as buy Berenberg says the stock is cheap.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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The system not only holds plate umpires more accountable, but also introduces new layers of strategy, making games more entertaining.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Banks plays Lindy Littlejohn, the miniaturized wife, who introduces the series over a montage of future bite-sized misadventures.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In this week’s column, The Wires launches a new recognition program that showcases the top brands in its discovery apps while Bluerock TMS rolls out a new solution that aims to save retailers and brands money by improving the last mile of delivery.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Virgin Galactic uses a spaceship that launches from a carrier aircraft at high altitude.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Pioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneers. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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