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groundbreaker

noun

Definition of groundbreakernext
as in pioneer

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Recent Examples of groundbreaker And that's like a groundbreaker too. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026 Broken Spanish, Ray Garcia’s modern Mexican groundbreaker, has been reborn, with some of its signatures intact. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 The event, honoring groundbreakers in various fields, included singer-songwriter Billie Eilish among its award recipients. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025 Randall added a tip of the hat to Billboard-charting Grand Ole Opry-performing groundbreaker Linda Martell. — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for groundbreaker
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  1. pioneer
  2. innovator
Noun
  • Zieha and Blue Bird were also described as pioneers for bringing organic, farm-to-table food to Kansas City at a time when this type of cuisine was entering the mainstream across the country.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Graham Hughes | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yoshua Bengio is a Canadian computer scientist, considered to be a central pioneer of modern deep learning.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneer
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  • Healthcare innovators are advancing remote monitoring, autonomous diagnostics and human-performance technologies.
    — Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The fashion show for his brand Vivet’s first collection drew a crowd of the current generation’s innovators, giving a reminiscent feeling to the last time a popular figure came crashing through the gates of mainstream fashion.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of innovator

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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundbreaker. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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