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adjective Suggestive of one that blazes a trail; setting out in a promising new direction; pioneering or innovative: trailblazing research; a trailblazing new technique.

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Multnomah County could have been known globally as a trailblazer…but trailblazing, it seems, is not rewarded in local politics: much safer to keep your head below the parapet.
Despite deep cuts, which essentially amount to large-scale rationing of care and forced starvation of providers, the Boston Globe's Kay Lazar, in an allegedly straight news story, felt compelled to describe the state's health care arrangement as "trailblazing," and described a 12\% budget cut as "trimming." — BizzyBlog
They also consider the CONTAINER to be a trendsetter and an ambassador of this trailblazing, lightweight material. — Sail-World.com USA Latest News
Also this week, the dashed hopes and trailblazing repute of another presidential hopeful-this one much closer to home, but almost a century apart-receive their dues. — Express Milwaukee
But the top-rated station has a reputation for trailblazing.