trailblazer
noun
trailblazing
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a word derived from
trailblazer.
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a word form of
trailblaze.
trailblazeverb (used with object)to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.
Example Sentences
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Even the European Union has gotten involved, and not on the side of the trailblazing couple.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Already England’s top-rated female player, the prodigy secured the title in a dramatic rapid-chess playoff—adding to a trailblazing run that already included defeating multiple grandmasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Forty years on, Harmanpreet and her trailblazing band of sisters preserved India's unbeaten record.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But after years of hard work as a trailblazing “male impersonator,” and a decade-long hiatus due to financial problems, the California king of drag kings feels like she is finally getting her flowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Thomas Jones was a Confederate Secret Service veteran who had spent his entire life trailblazing through the fields, thickets, and forests of rural Maryland and navigating its streams, marshes, and rivers.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
