as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness
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as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the nation's pioneer institution for the education of African-Americans
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as in to establish
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 pioneer
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In this November 1989 file photo, Tommy Thompson holds a $50 pioneer gold piece retrieved earlier in 1989 from the wreck of the gold ship SS Central America.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
Mercado de San Antón, also in Chueca, has pioneered this transformation.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The late filmmaker, best known for seminal titles like Moving (1993) and Typhoon Club (1985), is often cited as a contemporary pioneer in Japan by filmmakers like Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryusuke Hamaguchi but has remained largely unknown outside Japan.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In this November 1989 file photo, Tommy Thompson holds a $50 pioneer gold piece retrieved earlier in 1989 from the wreck of the gold ship SS Central America.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
In tandem with the modernist movement of the 20th century was the Danish concept of functionalism; a design philosophy of form follows function, which was introduced by pioneer Danish architects like Poul Henningsen and Vilhelm Lauritzen.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Companies like OpenAI and Robinhood are pioneering new approaches that will reshape entire industries.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
Mercado de San Antón, also in Chueca, has pioneered this transformation.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneer
Noun
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Below, Weitzel shares some of his favorite archaeological sites across the country, each offering a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived in North America long before European settlers arrived.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the soldiers are accompanied by antagonistic settlers looking to impose their will through violence.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Maryland trailed 22-15 after the first quarter then trimmed that deficit to just two entering halftime, erasing its slow start by closing the half on a 7-0 run and making its eventual comeback more manageable.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Prince Harry Reveals His Candid 'Wish' for Invictus Games at 10 Years (Exclusive) Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle memorably made their first public appearance as a couple during a wheelchair tennis match at the 2017 Toronto Games.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Mike Souchak establishes the PGA 72-hole scoring record with a 257 at the Texas Open.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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With Baltic shows growing bigger and bolder and producers looking for more international collaborators, local creators reach for original stories and established IPs, delivering period dramas and timely satires.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hot, wet, insect-ridden, and with a climate that made early colonists exceptionally susceptible to disease, the islands became the center of an idea formulated in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Dec. 2024
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The initial deadline Thursday was postponed until Monday because of the court battle.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hound, whose logo is based on Fenske’s own dog, already has built an initial development slate with projects set up at multiple streaming platforms and studios in the US.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster.—
Diane Boettcher,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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The first settlement in McLeod County was Glencoe, which was founded in June 1855 by a party of settlers led by Martin McLeod.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Before becoming one of America’s foremost historians, a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of seminal books on Abraham Lincoln (a basis for the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln), Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt and Johnson, Kearns Goodwin became a White House Fellow under LBJ.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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At his death in 1996, he was considered one of the country’s foremost historians of the Black experience in America.—
Jeffrey Boutwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Learn the logistics of initiating withdrawals, rollovers and managing tax withholding.—
Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
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No injuries were reported and the recall was voluntarily initiated as a precautionary measure.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Pioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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