pioneer
noun
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
was pioneering
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past progressiveof pioneer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mahi Muqit, consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, who led the UK arm of the trial, told the BBC it was "pioneering and life-changing technology".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
He held a variety of roles there, but among his contributions was pioneering the organization’s peacebuilding work in Central America.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Palmieri’s approach was pioneering at a time when volcanology still straddled science and faith.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
When Stevenson moved to Los Angeles 30 years ago, just before the uprising, the city’s ethnic diversity was pioneering, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
It was pioneering of a difficult nature, precarious as all individual investigation of a spiritual or esthetic character is sure to be.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley
