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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They gathered to remember "a girl like no other" - a trailblazing rugby player whose exploits on the pitch were cruelly cut short by her death at just 33.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Even the European Union has gotten involved, and not on the side of the trailblazing couple.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 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
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
