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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.
—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).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 June 2025
Salacious groundbreaker, yes, but a history painter too.
—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.
—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).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 June 2025
Salacious groundbreaker, yes, but a history painter too.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundbreaker
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He's considered one of the planet’s most versatile watermen, with accolades that include eight-time stand-up paddle world champion, hydrofoil pioneer, and big-wave master.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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That’s often the case — the pioneer may get the credit, but the first follower gets the glory.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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Wealth + Entrepreneurship Some of America’s greatest innovators have been immigrants—from telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell originally from Scotland to Germany’s Levi Strauss.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Anthropic is one of the biggest innovators in the trillion-dollar AI industry, having just gone public at a staggering $965 billion valuation, and cemented Claude as one of the most capable assistants on the market.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundbreaker. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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