pathbreaking

American  

[path-brey-king, pahth-] / ˈpæθˌbreɪ kɪŋ, ˈpɑθ- /

adjective

1. pertaining to blazing a trail or path.

2. pioneering; innovative.

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Example Sentences

In 1921 he fashioned a pathbreaking reorganization of Goodyear, but the plan put Dillon in control while sticking the manufacturer with high interest payments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Our modern understanding of mobility began with the pathbreaking work of Gary Becker and Nigel Tomes in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sir Jony worked for Apple for more than 30 years, helping to revive the company with pathbreaking products including the iPhone and iPod.

From BBC

Baldwin’s writing about race and American society was always entwined with love stories, from his pathbreaking 1956 LGBTQ+ novel “Giovanni’s Room” to his late classic, 1974’s “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

From Los Angeles Times

The audience at Irish Rep on the Sunday matinee I attended may have been Beckett veterans, but it’s vital that a new generation of artists stays in contact with the vision of this pathbreaking playwright.

From Los Angeles Times