# pioneered

Pronunciation: say "py-uh-NEERD" US /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹd/, UK /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ)d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of pioneer. — simple past and past participle of pioneer
   - Simple: Past tense of pioneer. Use this form when someone was the first to do or make something in the past.
   - _The company pioneered solar technology long before it became popular._
   - _Many surgical techniques we rely on today were pioneered in wartime hospitals._

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