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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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From the personal archives of two cultural trailblazers, these Lots are tracing a relationship that spans more than two decades of groundbreaking creativity.
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article Award-winning San Francisco chef Charles Phan, a trailblazer whose modern interpretations of Vietnamese cuisine at the Slanted Door captivated the Bay Area and influenced restaurants around the United States, died Monday of cardiac arrest.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
This gala honors the trailblazers who have shaped the industry and creates a platform for the next generation of Black talent to be seen, heard, and valued.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Feb. 2025
Throughout his career, he's been more than just a standout wide receiver—he's become a media trailblazer.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article Award-winning San Francisco chef Charles Phan, a trailblazer whose modern interpretations of Vietnamese cuisine at the Slanted Door captivated the Bay Area and influenced restaurants around the United States, died Monday of cardiac arrest.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
This gala honors the trailblazers who have shaped the industry and creates a platform for the next generation of Black talent to be seen, heard, and valued.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Feb. 2025
Throughout his career, he's been more than just a standout wide receiver—he's become a media trailblazer.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailblazer
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Visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer Alberto Menache received the Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement.—
Terry Flores,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hot, wet, insect-ridden, and with a climate that made early colonists exceptionally susceptible to disease, the islands became the center of an idea formulated in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Dec. 2024
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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Spanish explorers discovered the drink in the 1500s and introduced it into European trading markets.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Feb. 2025
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The history of this place includes its proximity to Jamestown, Virginia’s first colony that European explorers settled after landing in the Chesapeake in 1607.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Trailblazer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailblazer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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