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pioneers

NOUN

person who finds a new place, founds something

Synonyms

STRONG

colonist colonizer developer explorer founder guide homesteader immigrant innovator leader pathfinder pilgrim scout settler squatter trailblazer

WEAK

frontier settler

VERB

invent; lay the groundwork

Synonyms

STRONG

begin colonize create develop discover establish explore found initiate instigate institute launch originate prepare spearhead start

WEAK

go out in front map out open up show the way take the lead trailblaze

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete conclude destroy die end finish halt ignore neglect prevent ruin stop terminate

Example Sentences

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Baseball traditionally relied on rudimentary statistics and strategies, but pioneers like Bill James introduced complex metrics in the late 1970s to better evaluate player value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Tributes have been paid to a musician and business innovator described as "one of the true pioneers of British musical equipment", who has died aged 77.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Helping drive the sector down is the fear that privately held artificial intelligence pioneers Anthropic and OpenAI will upend many companies offering business-to-business software products.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If the discussion sparked by Anthropic’s CEO and other AI pioneers leads scientists and the public to reexamine longstanding assumptions about mind and awareness, it may mark the beginning of a much broader intellectual shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Even there, however, a few pioneers were managing to clear a path of sorts for other women to follow.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly