trailblazing
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- noun
- /ˈtreɪlˌbleɪzɪŋ/
:
apertura de caminos
- It is easy to overlook this quiet trailblazing because the big foundations rarely pushed extreme agendas, at least not at home.
Examples
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Straight out of the Jabroni-beating, pie-eating, trailblazing, eyebrow-raising... entertaining the globe, never hotter... talking to two rejects from Harry Potter!
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As if that much trailblazing was not enough, Washington, unlike his contemporaries who died on their beds as kings, unless defeated in wars, voluntarily walked away from the presidency even though there wasn't any real threat to his office.
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Trailblazing makes the journey an adventure; infinitely more interesting than simply hoping your established firm.
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Bee: another thank you from a woman scientist who has reaped the rewards of your trailblazing!
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Lost in the rhetoric is the simple fact that Germany, Japan, and the other countries of Europe and East Asia have been catching up, benefiting greatly from U.S. trailblazing and consequently able to avoid some of the mistakes made by the leader.
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The trailblazing team of explorers carved a new path through the dense forest for future hikers.
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Their trailblazing efforts to create a safe route through the mountains benefited many outdoor enthusiasts.
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The local volunteers organized a trailblazing project to clear the overgrown paths in the national park.
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
trailblazing = trailblaze (transparent) = trail + blaze + ing
A literal nominalization of 'trailblaze' (trail + blaze) yielding the action of creating a trail.
Etymology
Trailblazing as a noun names the act of making a new path through wild land, from trail ('path') and blaze ('mark' put on trees). So trailblazing is the work of clearing and marking a route for others.