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Recent Examples of groundbreaker
The Gulf War was a groundbreaker in terms of news coverage.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The maneuvering needed to reach that moment had already made Nomo a groundbreaker, pitting the player and his agent, Don Nomura, against Japan’s baseball establishment.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Post Malone, country music’s latest groundbreaker, has announced Travelin’ Tailgate, a 10-date parking lot party that will take place on select dates of his North American Tour.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
World of Warcraft, a groundbreaker in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre, was made into a movie.
—Chris Hewish, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The maneuvering needed to reach that moment had already made Nomo a groundbreaker, pitting the player and his agent, Don Nomura, against Japan’s baseball establishment.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Post Malone, country music’s latest groundbreaker, has announced Travelin’ Tailgate, a 10-date parking lot party that will take place on select dates of his North American Tour.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
World of Warcraft, a groundbreaker in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre, was made into a movie.
—Chris Hewish, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundbreaker
Noun
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Alexander Jabbour is an Engineering Lead at Rilla, an industry pioneer in real-time sales conversation feedback.—
Alexander Jabbour,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Foster has always been an innovator, a persuader and a networker.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Our mission has always been to provide a space for creators, innovators and thought leaders to gather and connect.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundbreaker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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