groundbreaking
adjective
ground·break·ing
ˈgrau̇n(d)-ˌbrā-kiŋ 
: introducing new ideas or methods
has written a groundbreaking work
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She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.
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In 2024, she was named Master Distiller of the Year at the Women of Whiskey Awards for her groundbreaking work and dedication to the craft.
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This was a groundbreaking decision in a city where the municipal hospital system was deeply segregated; at the time, General Hospital No. 1 served white patients and General Hospital No. 2 served Black patients.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
The episode was written by Joe Sachs, an emergency physician himself who has spent the last few decades years going back and forth between medical work and penning scripts for TV dramas, most famously NBC’s groundbreaking Nineties smash ER.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
This was a groundbreaking decision in a city where the municipal hospital system was deeply segregated; at the time, General Hospital No. 1 served white patients and General Hospital No. 2 served Black patients.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
The episode was written by Joe Sachs, an emergency physician himself who has spent the last few decades years going back and forth between medical work and penning scripts for TV dramas, most famously NBC’s groundbreaking Nineties smash ER.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Uncommon Favor traces Staley’s groundbreaking career in the sport from the very beginning.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Groundbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundbreaking. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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