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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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
A trailblazing engineer, she is the first woman to lead one of the world’s major oil companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
One of the most significant marks he will leave is as a trailblazing role model, particularly for young black players, with both Osaka and Frances Tiafoe hailing the role he played in their careers.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Smack in the middle of sensation and observation is Mary Harron’s trailblazing debut film, “I Shot Andy Warhol,” released 30 years ago this month, with a timely restoration rolling out theatrically this summer.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 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
