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Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems.
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Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
World of Warcraft, a groundbreaker in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre, was made into a movie.
—Chris Hewish, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Connie Chung was a groundbreaker.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
We are reminded of the groundbreakers in track and field, and swimming and diving along with pioneers in technology amidst the backdrop of 1980s politics and culture.
—USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
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Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
World of Warcraft, a groundbreaker in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre, was made into a movie.
—Chris Hewish, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Connie Chung was a groundbreaker.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
We are reminded of the groundbreakers in track and field, and swimming and diving along with pioneers in technology amidst the backdrop of 1980s politics and culture.
—USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for groundbreaker
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“Groundbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundbreaker. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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