breakthrough

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Recent Examples of breakthrough The breakthrough reduces debinding time to less than 30 minutes. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 Making a first-team breakthrough was always likely to be challenging, however, given Simon Mignolet’s No 1 status. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Turkish officials recently unveiled a gleaming gold brooch and a rare jade stone in Troy – a remarkable breakthrough that sheds light on the city's pre-Greek past. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Spoilers are sure to appear every time a breakthrough seems near. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for breakthrough
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Noun
  • Anything that is imperfect has room for improvement.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bonds ask for a specific dollar amount and can be used for capital expenditures such as new schools and facility buildings, technology infrastructure, safety improvements, school buses and equipment.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the advances in AI, Duan concedes that early domestic CAE software lagged behind foreign competitors in several areas.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Every incremental advance in writing technology will accelerate progress across the entire spectrum of life science, from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, and from materials science to planetary defense; DNA synthesis is, after all, the foundational tool for engineering biology and biomanufacturing.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Private investments in nuclear energy have also soared within the last year, with major tech companies including Google, Meta, and Amazon racing to secure enough power for their AI advancements.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meta said this partnership is the latest step in bringing technological advancements from the world of AI to Formula 1 and its global fan base.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Breakthrough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakthrough. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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