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Recent Examples of groundbreaker
Broken Spanish, Ray Garcia’s modern Mexican groundbreaker, has been reborn, with some of its signatures intact.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Randall added a tip of the hat to Billboard-charting Grand Ole Opry-performing groundbreaker Linda Martell.
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Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
Others honored during the evening were Riley Green (honored with the groundbreaker award), Ella Langley (rising star award), BigXThaPlug (innovator award), Little Big Town (the inaugural Ben Vaughn song champion award) and Goldenvoice/AEG’s Stacy Vee (executive of the year).
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
Salacious groundbreaker, yes, but a history painter too.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Randall added a tip of the hat to Billboard-charting Grand Ole Opry-performing groundbreaker Linda Martell.
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Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
Others honored during the evening were Riley Green (honored with the groundbreaker award), Ella Langley (rising star award), BigXThaPlug (innovator award), Little Big Town (the inaugural Ben Vaughn song champion award) and Goldenvoice/AEG’s Stacy Vee (executive of the year).
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
Salacious groundbreaker, yes, but a history painter too.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundbreaker
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William Arruda is a keynote speaker, personal branding pioneer, and Senior Contributor to Forbes.
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The whole opening of the film pays homage to those pioneers of cinema.
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Special guest Frzy will join the two musical acts at Point State Park for a concert with a theme of celebrating educators and innovators.
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The textile recycler restarted production at its industrial-scale facility in Ortviken, Sweden in February and regrouped with Finnish material innovator Spinnova in March to use its cellulose-rich dissolving pulp as feedstock in Spinnova’s ecosystem to produce new textile fibers.
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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundbreaker. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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