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The landing problem While Artemis II is designed to serve as a pathfinder mission for a moon landing, whether NASA can pull off an actual lunar touchdown this decade has remained in question.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Three years of brownies, three years girl guides, three years pathfinders.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
One tool developed by The Modern Elder Academy is a pathfinder quiz that identifies eight types of midlife paths.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Roman also carries a coronagraph, a pathfinder instrument that can block out a star’s blinding light to directly photograph planets orbiting around it.
—Grant Tremblay, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Three years of brownies, three years girl guides, three years pathfinders.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
One tool developed by The Modern Elder Academy is a pathfinder quiz that identifies eight types of midlife paths.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Roman also carries a coronagraph, a pathfinder instrument that can block out a star’s blinding light to directly photograph planets orbiting around it.
—Grant Tremblay, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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The name, given by Spanish explorers, remained until 1850.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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But back in 1872, the British explorer-historian William Winwood Reade had already forcefully made synthetic food a matter of sociocultural and ethical maturation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even the pioneers of AI will tell you, Stassun said, in many cases, what AI does very well is rapidly synthesizing, consolidating or repackaging existing information.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners McSlavkin and Ella Cross both questioned a historical mural in the tunnel, which includes controversial pioneers John Sutter and Peter Burnett, during the meeting.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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