breakthrough
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbreɪkˌθru/
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avance
- But there's been a breakthrough in home-video marketing.
- a major breakthrough
- a significant breakthrough
- a technological breakthrough
Others will end up buying those breakthroughs and importing them.
- Others will end up buying those breakthroughs and importing them.
- And the breakthrough came in in a small company.
- But the biggest I think breakthrough that Apple made long ago, right?
- Because this one was a breakthrough for me when I realized.
- The West is better on research and breakthroughs than China.
- You can be that one crazy breakthrough hit.
- It went from that little shift to just a complete breakthrough.
- What do you think is the breakthrough or?
- It's not That breakthrough is one decision away.
- Often your next big breakthrough, you already, it's already in your yard.
- But it still feels like more breakthroughs should be hot.
- And then it was a breakthrough in a way.
Examples
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We're about to make a major breakthrough.
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One minute, policymakers achieve a "historic breakthrough" in solving the problem.
Academic text (2011) -
This was our first major breakthrough from our new data.
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It's a breakthrough, a real breakthrough.
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Whenever there was a cancer breakthrough, she would say, "We know who to thank for that."
Fiction book (1994) -
I had one breakthrough that was enormous.
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Important breakthroughs follow, but there is still much work to be done.
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Proposals to regulate or prohibit scientific research following a new breakthrough occur with substantial frequency.
Academic text (2017) -
The researchers achieved a significant breakthrough in cancer treatment, leading to new hope for patients.
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Her innovative approach resulted in a breakthrough that solved the longstanding issue in renewable energy.
Synonyms
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1.0
Finding or learning something new that was not known before
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3.2
An important event that shows progress in a person's life or project
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3.2
An important chance that helps a person become successful in their career
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5.5
A sudden big change that makes something much better
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6.1
A big step forward in one area of work or study
How Significant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breakthrough is made of break and through, so imagine breaking a wall to go 'through' a barrier. That's why a breakthrough is a sudden, important success or discovery that gets past a big problem.