breakthrough
noun
a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's frontline defense.
breakthroughs
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pluralof breakthrough.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yet, "very few recent G20 meetings have produced significant breakthroughs, and it's unlikely that this one will," said James Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations think tank.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Today, breakthroughs across multiple disciplines are occurring in parallel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Another risk is if technological breakthroughs by Nvidia undermine the value of its older chips faster than anticipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Potential scientific breakthroughs could be stymied: in medicine, agriculture and even climate change adaptation.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
He also discovered many useful compounds, among them ammonia, glycerin, and tannic acid, and was the first to see the commercial potential of chlorine as a bleach–all breakthroughs that made other people extremely wealthy.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
