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
The kind of thinking that built empires and assembly lines—that beautifully predictable, step-by-step, linear logic—is starting to look less like a superpower and more like running Windows 95 in a world demanding quantum leaps.
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Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
This will mark a quantum leap in our collective defense.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
That’s a massive improvement: even a quantum leap, if the company can pull it off.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Whatever happens at Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium next week, Arsenal have taken a quantum leap in their development.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
This will mark a quantum leap in our collective defense.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
That’s a massive improvement: even a quantum leap, if the company can pull it off.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Whatever happens at Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium next week, Arsenal have taken a quantum leap in their development.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantum leap
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The Ukrainian president said Monday his country's intelligence service had found that Putin had no intention of ending the fighting, adding to doubts that a breakthrough can be achieved during Friday's talks, from which Zelensky is likely to be absent.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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De Haan listed a few that could impact oil prices: Could a breakthrough in U.S.-Russia talks this week matter to prices?—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Domestic Parks & Experiences revenue jumped 10% to $6.4 billion and operating income grew 22% to $1.7 billion with higher spending and more hotel stays at the parks and resorts and, to a lesser extent, a boost from Disney Cruise Line from the launch of the Disney Treasure in the March quarter.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Their combined net worth rocketed 74% to $1.6 billion as shares of Converge got a massive boost, partly from the government’s efforts to increase internet access across the archipelago.—
Jane Ho,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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