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The Space Development Agency (SDA) launched a batch of prototype missile-tracking and data-relay satellites in 2023, pathfinders for a constellation of hundreds of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit that will begin launching later this year.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Robotic missions carried out under CLPS are meant to serve as scientific pathfinders, paving the way for astronauts’ return.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Rangers serve as scouts, advisers and pathfinders, among other roles.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Robotic missions carried out under CLPS are meant to serve as scientific pathfinders, paving the way for astronauts’ return.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Rangers serve as scouts, advisers and pathfinders, among other roles.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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In this demo expedition, his group deployed hyper-tech robotic explorers to map a lava tube on a Mars analog site, in the Spanish Canary Islands, which, like the Hawaiian archipelago, were produced via a series of volcanic eruptions.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The sight of Morro Rock has greeted countless visitors to this part of California’s Central Coast for centuries, from the European explorers who came to the area enticed by its calm waters, to the modern-day surfers who ride the swells that break outside the bay.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Jabbour is an Engineering Lead at Rilla, an industry pioneer in real-time sales conversation feedback.—
Alexander Jabbour,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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