groundbreaking
adjective
ground·break·ing
ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˌbrā-kiŋ 
: introducing new ideas or methods
has written a groundbreaking work
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She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.
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She's championed a groundbreaking bill that offers certain offenders with nonviolent criminal records a chance to have their cases automatically sealed, removing them from public view.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Social worker and librarian Sadie Delaney (1889-1958) was a groundbreaking bibliotherapist who worked in a hospital library in Tuskegee, Alabama, and at the New York Public Library’s 135th Street branch, the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
After a groundbreaking year for the podcast, which included guests like Penn Badgley, Kris Jenner and Dylan Efron, Hirsch signed a massive multi-year deal to remain with Dear Media, the biggest podcast network for women.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The company is now working with Orbit AI to launch a groundbreaking space project, the Orbital Cloud, where communications, computing, and verification come together in LEO, powered by solar energy.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Social worker and librarian Sadie Delaney (1889-1958) was a groundbreaking bibliotherapist who worked in a hospital library in Tuskegee, Alabama, and at the New York Public Library’s 135th Street branch, the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
After a groundbreaking year for the podcast, which included guests like Penn Badgley, Kris Jenner and Dylan Efron, Hirsch signed a massive multi-year deal to remain with Dear Media, the biggest podcast network for women.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The company is now working with Orbit AI to launch a groundbreaking space project, the Orbital Cloud, where communications, computing, and verification come together in LEO, powered by solar energy.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for groundbreaking
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“Groundbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundbreaking. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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