pioneering
Americanadjective
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being a pioneer, one of the first to settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
This early pioneering family helped open up western Victoria in Australia.
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being among the first in any field of inquiry or activity; being among those spearheading an initiative of some kind.
Ours is a pioneering institution, continually advancing the understanding of medicine through groundbreaking research.
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Ecology. (of an organism) successfully establishing itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life.
Pioneering species can initiate recovery on drastically disturbed sites like that of the former gas plant.
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Etymology
Origin of pioneering
First recorded in 1700–10; pioneer ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; pioneer ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun sense
Example Sentences
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Pioneering computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, dubbed one of the “ godfathers of AI,” was tapped at the U.K. meeting to lead an expert panel tasked with drafting a report on the state of AI safety.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
Pioneering work on iron-60 detection was conducted at TU Munich.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and venture firm Flagship Pioneering on Tuesday said they would invest $100 million together to develop up to 10 new potential drugs for areas including internal medicine, oncology, infectious diseases and immunology.
From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2023
Pioneering rocket reusability with its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX has utterly transformed the space launch industry, cutting costs and materials waste.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023
Pioneering with wildflowers. © on 9 additional pages of text & 8 new illus.; 15Apr35; A83338.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1963 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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