trailblaze

[ treyl-bleyz ]

/ ˈtreɪlˌbleɪz /

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verb (used with object), trail·blazed, trail·blaz·ing.

to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.

to be a pioneer in (a particular subject, technique, etc.).

verb (used without object), trail·blazed, trail·blaz·ing.

to work or serve as a trailblazer.

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Recall how Clinton returned to Arkansas from the campaign trail to preside over the execution of a mentally disabled man.
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On Christmas Day, sometime after dark, a hideous fire overtook the venue: 100 firefighters, 33 fire trucks, a four-alarm blaze.
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To break her self-destructive cycle and heal, she decides to hike 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail solo.
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Mothers pushed their children's heads down and they sped through town, leaving a trail of machine-gun shells in their wake.
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A Molotov cocktail tumbled in an arc overhead and erupted briefly in a blaze.
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution|Jason McGahan|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.
Confidence|Henry James
No trail was so obtuse, no thicket so dense that members of that regiment would not track them to their lair.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
If it should ever be my lot to take the Long Trail at short notice, I hope it will be under a blue sky and a blazing sun.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
When we got down into the bottom Mac turned aside to the deep-worn trail and glanced sharply down at the ruts.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She waited for the material pictures which she thought would gather and blaze before her imagination.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

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