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Recent Examples of pioneering
Quanta Magazine, 28 May 2026
Upon the 1968 death of Russia’s first man in space, this closed city was then renamed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in honor of their pioneering hero.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Stu Sjouwerman is co-founder and CEO of ReadingMinds, a pioneering AI-moderated interview platform for conducting sentiment analysis.
—Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Now these drinks are everywhere, from the pioneering dirty soda chain Swig (now in 16 states) to McDonald’s and Dunkin’, both of which launched dirty sodas this spring.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 18 May 2026
John Barbour, whose role in creating, producing and co-hosting the 1979-1984 NBC series Real People is recognized as a pioneering effort in the popularity of reality TV, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 10, at his home in Las Vegas.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Jimmy was modeled after experimental artists like Ron Vawter, of The Wooster Group, and Frank Maya, a pioneering gay comedian — men who died young but fought to create until their last breath.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
His co-discoverer, Osborne Reynolds, was a pioneering Irish-British hydraulic engineer.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Named after a Norwegian ship that traversed the North and South poles at the turn of the 20th Century, Fram2 sought to pay homage to its namesake with a pioneering polar voyage of its own.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Nardo’s book traces the history of architecture and artwork in ancient Greece, from its inception to pioneering artists of the era.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
As a pioneering chart force for K-pop, Taeyang maintains the same expansive reach on QUINTESSENCE.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Keep reading to learn what the ensemble from this pioneering drama has been up to in the last two-plus decades.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Yolo County is pioneering a way Yolo County’s Jesse Salinas wears many hats.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
That’s why the Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state of Illinois have uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world — from scientific inventions and pioneering businesses to food, culture, sports and transportation modernizations.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Officials said the new technology will be a major economic and environmental boost to South Dakota while also pioneering the use of a new energy technology for potential use across the country and the world.
—Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch, 21 May 2026
Adjective
In the early 1900s, the pioneering American astrophysicist George Ellery Hale discovered that the sunspots that Galileo and others had traced weren’t blemishes but magnetic storms, regions of intense activity that waxed and waned on the 11-year solar cycle.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 May 2026
Upon the 1968 death of Russia’s first man in space, this closed city was then renamed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in honor of their pioneering hero.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Stu Sjouwerman is co-founder and CEO of ReadingMinds, a pioneering AI-moderated interview platform for conducting sentiment analysis.
—Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Now these drinks are everywhere, from the pioneering dirty soda chain Swig (now in 16 states) to McDonald’s and Dunkin’, both of which launched dirty sodas this spring.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 18 May 2026
John Barbour, whose role in creating, producing and co-hosting the 1979-1984 NBC series Real People is recognized as a pioneering effort in the popularity of reality TV, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 10, at his home in Las Vegas.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Jimmy was modeled after experimental artists like Ron Vawter, of The Wooster Group, and Frank Maya, a pioneering gay comedian — men who died young but fought to create until their last breath.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
His co-discoverer, Osborne Reynolds, was a pioneering Irish-British hydraulic engineer.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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This tops off a banner year for the Silicon Valley semiconductor company, which creates pioneering connectivity solutions, primarily for AI data centers.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Named after a Norwegian ship that traversed the North and South poles at the turn of the 20th Century, Fram2 sought to pay homage to its namesake with a pioneering polar voyage of its own.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Nardo’s book traces the history of architecture and artwork in ancient Greece, from its inception to pioneering artists of the era.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
As a pioneering chart force for K-pop, Taeyang maintains the same expansive reach on QUINTESSENCE.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Keep reading to learn what the ensemble from this pioneering drama has been up to in the last two-plus decades.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Yolo County is pioneering a way Yolo County’s Jesse Salinas wears many hats.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
That’s why the Tribune is taking a look back at what the Chicago area and the state of Illinois have uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world — from scientific inventions and pioneering businesses to food, culture, sports and transportation modernizations.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Officials said the new technology will be a major economic and environmental boost to South Dakota while also pioneering the use of a new energy technology for potential use across the country and the world.
—Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneering
Adjective
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Okay, that is no revolutionary rule.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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The dot-com era, for all its speculative madness, at least built a functional, revolutionary Internet infrastructure that permanently transformed global commerce once the markets reset.—
Sunil Sharan,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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The Biennale announced the jury, invited by Kouoh and led by president Solange Oliveira Farkas, founding artistic director of the Videobrasil Biennial, this past April; its job is normally to designate winners of Golden Lions for the best presentations in the show.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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The bank was a founding partner of the Valkyries, who already rank as the WNBA’s most valuable team at $850 million; the Warriors are the NBA’s most valuable, unseating the Knicks’ stranglehold on the spot in 2023, per ’s rankings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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The close approach, known as a lunar flyby, was a trailblazing moment in spaceflight, taking astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover of NASA, as well as Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, the farthest any human has been from Earth.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2026
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There's no doubt there's more trailblazing to be done.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Archer and Joby are establishing significant footprints already with bets in the Middle East, where regulators and governments have readily embraced the new tech.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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But the incident will no doubt deal a blow to not only Blue Origin's ambitions of gaining ground on commercial spaceflight competitor SpaceX, but also to NASA's ambitions of establishing a foothold on the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Venice senior Lawrence Kensinger, who set the City Section shot put record with a state-leading throw of 65 feet 11 inches last week, had the third-best mark at prelims (59-6¾) and easily advanced to the finals.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Several of the advanced weapons systems the battleships are intended to field remain in development; the Navy hasn’t yet shown they can be integrated successfully onto a ship.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Fortunately, some are initiating projects in their communities—sometimes in partnership with their high schools or colleges, and other times with the support of civic learning organizations.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Navarro’s role in initiating the deal was not publicly disclosed.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
28 May 2026
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Soon, this recognition stretched to include representational painting by younger Black artists, as museums, galleries, and collectors still more clearly signaled their progressive intent.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Still, Cepeda and Petro have maintained strong support among many Colombians because of progressive policies advanced under Petro, such as boosting the minimum wage.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The zookeepers will also follow Hesty’s instincts before introducing the baby to the other orangutans at the zoo.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Air New Zealand is hoping to revolutionize sleep comfort on long-haul flights by introducing bunk beds to economy.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Pioneering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pioneering. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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