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as in pioneer
a person or group that originates new concepts, styles, and techniques
The Beatles are recognized as some of the greatest trailblazers of rock music.
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as in colonist
a person who settles in a new region
The Mayflower brought with it a group of European trailblazers, determined to make a home of that land dubbed "New England."
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Recent Examples of trailblazer
Newsom, in fact, bragged that California was a national trailblazer by becoming the first state to offer government healthcare to all low-income people, regardless of their immigrant status.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Looking back, most of the military trailblazers who were part of an ethnic minority or historically underrepresented groups were described as such, with their names listed alongside their ethnic background as part of their military biography.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Wayne Woods, an Arkansas marketing trailblazer and tourism stalwart, died Monday morning.
—Dylan Sherman, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The Ballers in particular are living up to their democratic billing, holding an open tryout last year that led to the signing of three players, including female trailblazer Kelsie Whitmore.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Looking back, most of the military trailblazers who were part of an ethnic minority or historically underrepresented groups were described as such, with their names listed alongside their ethnic background as part of their military biography.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Wayne Woods, an Arkansas marketing trailblazer and tourism stalwart, died Monday morning.
—Dylan Sherman, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The Ballers in particular are living up to their democratic billing, holding an open tryout last year that led to the signing of three players, including female trailblazer Kelsie Whitmore.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailblazer
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Collins went on to join another funk pioneer: George Clinton, whose alternating bands Parliament and Funkadelic were innovating a looser, more improvisational and funnier style that would help define Black music in the ’70s.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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It’s been sweet watching the sound expand overseas, the seeds of inspo traveling way further than the pioneers intended.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dunmore’s suspicion of the colonists, on the other hand, had not.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Founded by British colonists in 1733, Savannah blends British and French influences.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The mission is named after the Fram, a steam-and-sail powered ship used by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen during his historic 1910-1912 expedition to the South Pole.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Wang and his three crewmates—filmmaker Jannicke Mikkelsen, roboticist Rabea Rogge and polar explorer Eric Philips—all rode in Resilience, the Crew Dragon vehicle that has flown three other crews (two of them private) to space.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Trailblazer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailblazer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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