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he single-handedly pioneered the university's institute for medical research
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Recent Examples of pioneered
En Vogue pioneered girl groups and revolutionized R&B in the 1990s after launching in 1989 in the Bay Area, Buzzfeed recounted last year.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Research computing roles pioneered remote work arrangements, with many positions now fully remote or offering flexible scheduling.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Like his mentor, like Bernstein and Whitman, Abrams has pioneered engagement between artist and audience.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
As new technologies are introduced and new designs are pioneered, the experience of cycling grows in all directions and continues to build on itself.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In fact, it was pioneered more than 60 years ago in Italy by ophthalmic surgeon Benedetto Strampelli.
—New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
Inventor Ray Kurzweil pioneered the commercial development of OCR systems, including the Kurzweil Reading Machine for the blind in 1976, which relied on pattern-matching algorithms to identify characters from pixel arrangements.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Active chiefly from from the 1880s to the 1940s, Munch embraced and often pioneered emerging printmaking technology with wonderful zeal.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Saab – a graduate of UC Berkeley's Haas MBA program – pioneered this partnership, but noted that here too success had a long-term focus.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Research computing roles pioneered remote work arrangements, with many positions now fully remote or offering flexible scheduling.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Like his mentor, like Bernstein and Whitman, Abrams has pioneered engagement between artist and audience.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
As new technologies are introduced and new designs are pioneered, the experience of cycling grows in all directions and continues to build on itself.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In fact, it was pioneered more than 60 years ago in Italy by ophthalmic surgeon Benedetto Strampelli.
—New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
Inventor Ray Kurzweil pioneered the commercial development of OCR systems, including the Kurzweil Reading Machine for the blind in 1976, which relied on pattern-matching algorithms to identify characters from pixel arrangements.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Active chiefly from from the 1880s to the 1940s, Munch embraced and often pioneered emerging printmaking technology with wonderful zeal.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Saab – a graduate of UC Berkeley's Haas MBA program – pioneered this partnership, but noted that here too success had a long-term focus.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneered
Verb
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Motivated by these stories, Riley founded the Transition Academy.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Printemps Group was founded in 1865 and operates 20 department stores in France.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Send Out Invitations Plans should be clearly established well ahead of time.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bayern Munich set up theirs in 1970, Barcelona established one in 1988 and Liverpool did so the following year — although Juventus, Milan, Manchester United and Dortmund only came on board from the late 2010s onwards.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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He has been introduced as its new athletic director and, technically, Jeremiah Donati is not an employee of the University of South Carolina.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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This week, the University of Central Florida introduced Scott Frost as its new football coach.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For example, a deal that came through a warm referral from a board member is far more likely to close than one initiated by cold outreach.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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However, umpires ruled that because the contact was initiated out of play, no interference had occurred.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Six of the submarines have been launched already, while the seventh is being constructed.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2025
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Specialist audio brand iFi has launched its latest product in the form of the iDSD Valkyrie.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For new companies created or registered after January 1, 2025, the deadline is set to 30 days from receiving either actual or public notice of their effective creation or registration.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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