blaze a trail

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blaze a trail

verb blazes a trail · blazing a trail · blazed a trail

  1. idiomatic To show the way or proceed rapidly.
  2. idiomatic To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground. We don't want to blaze a trail when we can imitate something that has already been done.

Similar: trailblaze

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@misc{blaze_a_trail_2026,
  title = {blaze a trail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blaze%20a%20trail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}