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pioneering
[ pahy-uh-neer-ing ]
adjective
- being a pioneer, one of the first to settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others:
This early pioneering family helped open up western Victoria in Australia.
- being among the first in any field of inquiry or activity; being among those spearheading an initiative of some kind:
Ours is a pioneering institution, continually advancing the understanding of medicine through groundbreaking research.
- Ecology. (of an organism) successfully establishing itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life:
Pioneering species can initiate recovery on drastically disturbed sites like that of the former gas plant.
noun
- the act or process of being a pioneer; the early settling of land, or the first forays into some type of activity:
I read about that forward-thinking doctor in an article on the pioneering of in vitro fertilization.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·辱··Ա·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pioneering1
Example Sentences
Now, though, an executive order signed by President Trump could presage legal challenges of pioneering California laws that overhauled school discipline by banning willful defiance suspensions for K-12 students.
A sloth has had pioneering dental surgery to cure toothache.
Rolls-Royce was at the forefront of pioneering testing and for the first time was able to establish a level of volcanic ash that didn't seriously affect the jet engine over a given timeframe.
"It's an example I think of the way that we're really sort of pioneering in this area," councillor Barry Parsons said.
But what is really special about this pioneering project is that it is a human experiment within another decades-long human experiment.
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