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Synonyms for breakthrough
ˈbreɪkˌθrubreak·through

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Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. discovery, breakthrough, findnoun

    a productive insight

    Synonyms:
    uncovering, find, discovery

  2. breakthroughnoun

    making an important discovery

    Synonyms:
    find, discovery

  3. breakthroughnoun

    a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense

    Synonyms:
    find, discovery

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How to use breakthrough in a sentence?

  1. Chief Frank Paauw:

    The hostage played a sort of hero's role by, in that split second that he had, forcing a breakthrough in this situation, otherwise it could have been a very long and unpleasant night and maybe longer.

  2. Antonis Samaras:

    There won't be any further pension and wage cuts, the next breakthrough in our growth plan includes tax cuts across the board which can happen gradually, step by step.

  3. Bill Fitzpatrick:

    We're all scrambling for solutions, but the breakthrough technologies just haven't come to fruition yet. It appears as though we're trying to bridge the gap with regard to our dependence on fossil fuels, but we're just not there yet.

  4. Zack Weisfeld:

    We live in a power hungry world ... people are constantly chasing a power outlet. StoreDot has the potential to solve this real big problem, they still have some way to go, to deal with size of battery and power cycle rounds, but if solvable, it's a very big breakthrough.

  5. Gavin Newsom:

    We finally got a breakthrough with the Pentagon.


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