as in breakthrough
a sudden large change or improvement
Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.
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Recent Examples of quantum leap
For Florida’s defense to make a quantum leap, the Gators will be best served to get in lockstep with Sapp.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
This will fuel a quantum leap in our collective defense.
—Gabe Whisnant
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
This will mark a quantum leap in our collective defense.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
This represents a quantum leap in human possibility.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
This will fuel a quantum leap in our collective defense.
—Gabe Whisnant
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
This will mark a quantum leap in our collective defense.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
This represents a quantum leap in human possibility.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantum leap
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The breakthrough method holds the potential to one day help people regain function after paralysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each breakthrough has ignited wider adoption of AI across industries, demand that has spilled over into Google’s own ecosystem of services and cloud infrastructure.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fort Worth’s reputation as a place to plant roots just got a boost.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The event has also prompted a strengthening of the city's comptroller office's anti-fraud measures.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Steady strengthening was also forecast over the next couple of days, hurricane center forecasters said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Quantum leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantum%20leap. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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