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pioneering

[pahy-uh-neer-ing] / ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər ɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
futuristic
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST








Example Sentences

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A new project will "transform" degraded coastal environments through the installation of "pioneering" floating wetlands.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

This often made it scrappy and innovative, however, often pioneering technologies like better automatic transmissions, cruise control and four-wheel anti-lock brakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

And let’s not forget that SpaceX basically “invented the modern commercial space business by pioneering reusable rockets,” Al writes, which has been a Pretty Big Deal.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The organization opposed black candidates for public office whom they deemed too accommodationist and its members walked alongside the pioneering black students integrating Durham’s public schools.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson