- present participle of pioneer.
pioneering
Example Sentences
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"We've demonstrated that this is a vast, untapped source of historical information, and we want to continue this pioneering work."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The pioneering startup in its earliest days had to install hardware at some restaurants to ensure a client could work with digital bookings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Sierra, which builds customer-service AI agents, is largely credited for pioneering the outcome-based pricing model.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
For Jutta Ambrositsch, a pioneering figure among the new wave of Viennese winemakers, "the major problem is insensitive and careless real estate development in the 'heurigen areas'".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The doctors took trips to France, the United States, Scotland, and Mexico to study new techniques that were being developed—especially those of French surgeon Paul Tessier, whose pioneering work was fundamental.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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