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Recent Examples of groundbreaker
World of Warcraft, a groundbreaker in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre, was made into a movie.
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Chris Hewish, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Salacious groundbreaker, yes, but a history painter too.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Post Malone, country music’s latest groundbreaker, has announced Travelin’ Tailgate, a 10-date parking lot party that will take place on select dates of his North American Tour.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Marcia Hecker, a groundbreaker in childrenswear who worked on both sides of the business simultaneously for decades, died March 2.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Chris Hewish, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Salacious groundbreaker, yes, but a history painter too.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Post Malone, country music’s latest groundbreaker, has announced Travelin’ Tailgate, a 10-date parking lot party that will take place on select dates of his North American Tour.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Marcia Hecker, a groundbreaker in childrenswear who worked on both sides of the business simultaneously for decades, died March 2.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundbreaker
pioneer
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The neo-soul pioneer treated fans to a journey through her extensive catalog of hits, each song delivered with her signature blend of spiritual intensity and playful irreverence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Visitors can congregate under the sculptures honoring jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Mahalia Jackson and others.—
Martie Bowser,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundbreaker. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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