groundbreaking
adjective
ground·break·ing
ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˌbrā-kiŋ 
: introducing new ideas or methods
has written a groundbreaking work
Examples of groundbreaking in a Sentence
She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.
Recent Examples on the Web
The poll, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and paid for by the California Endowment, followed up on a groundbreaking nationwide survey The Times did nearly 40 years ago, at a time when the emergence of HIV and AIDS led to massive discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The poll, done for The Times by NORC at the University of Chicago and paid for by the California Endowment, was designed in part to re-ask questions from a groundbreaking survey on American perceptions of gay and lesbian people that The Times conducted in 1985.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
That's a time saver, but not quite a groundbreaking use of the emerging tech.
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 4 June 2024
The world’s highest court dealing with the oceans issued a groundbreaking opinion that said excessive greenhouse gasses were pollutants that could cause irreversible harm to the marine environment and must be cut back.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The poll, done for The Times by NORC at the University of Chicago and paid for by the California Endowment, was designed in part to re-ask questions from a groundbreaking survey on American perceptions of gay and lesbian people that The Times conducted in 1985.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
That's a time saver, but not quite a groundbreaking use of the emerging tech.
—Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 4 June 2024
The world’s highest court dealing with the oceans issued a groundbreaking opinion that said excessive greenhouse gasses were pollutants that could cause irreversible harm to the marine environment and must be cut back.
—Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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“Groundbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundbreaking. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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