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noun

Definition of pioneersnext
plural of pioneer
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of pioneer
as in founds
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 Synonyms for pioneers
  1. settlers
  2. colonists
  3. establishes
  4. initiates
  5. introduces
  6. launches
Noun
  • Even the most minimal challenges to Israel — such as sanctions on Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank who kill and harass Palestinians, or the brief suspension of 1-ton bombs being lobbed on Gazan population centers — have generated backlash from the Republican right wing.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Abandons will follow settlers attempting to stake their claim in 1850s Oregon as a systemic power tries to force them out of the territory.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • The first colonists would encounter a barren landscape without water or breathable atmosphere, bathed in deadly solar and galactic radiation from which Earthbound humans are protected by our planet’s atmosphere and magnetic field.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Elon Musk’s dumbest idea is to send human colonists to Mars, columnist Michael Hiltzik argues.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of colonists
Verb
  • This focused approach not only maximizes your limited resources but also establishes your brand as an authority in a specific space.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This brain map establishes a baseline against which future experimental connectomes can be compared.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of establishes
Verb
  • Young Data Scientists League, a non-profit organization focusing on empowering middle and high school students to use data science in creating public good, initiates new projects around AI ethics.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • These initiates concluded just as the federal student loan system is experiencing unprecedented upheaval due to legal challenges seeking to block President Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiatives.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of initiates
Verb
  • The issue arises because the new ERP system introduces best practices for the industry, but some employees resist adapting.
    Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes, things just go wrong; the incorrect patch is pushed, or an update introduces new vulnerabilities.
    Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of introduces
Verb
  • Allure Daily Beauty Blast Get the latest beauty news and product launches in your inbox daily.
    Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of launches
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