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 26-year-old rap star is preparing to cement her quantum leap to stardom with her debut album later this year.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
Future-back thinking can foster such quantum leaps as leaders consider the market 15 to 20 years out, rather than incremental present-forward approaches with shorter strategic plans advancing through intermediate positions toward a goal.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The opening scene, complete with climactic special effects, is stunning by a quantum leap.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
An elegant player, equal parts skill and force, who has made a quantum leap in his career over the past few years.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
Future-back thinking can foster such quantum leaps as leaders consider the market 15 to 20 years out, rather than incremental present-forward approaches with shorter strategic plans advancing through intermediate positions toward a goal.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The opening scene, complete with climactic special effects, is stunning by a quantum leap.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
An elegant player, equal parts skill and force, who has made a quantum leap in his career over the past few years.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quantum leap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantum leap
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However, these breakthroughs come with complex environmental, social and governance (ESG) implications that cannot be overlooked.—
Deepa Nagraj,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Creative breakthroughs are on the horizon, Aquarius.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Dayton, a small community near Chattanooga, had lost a factory to bankruptcy and needed the boost.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The state’s total prison population is up about 7% since the compensation boost took effect.—
Mario Koran,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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