major breakthrough
Frequency: 8.520.1 per million words
A very significant discovery or achievement.
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- The development of the vaccine was hailed as a major breakthrough in medicine.
- Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in the search for a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
- The peace agreement represents a major breakthrough in the complex negotiations.
- This discovery could be the major breakthrough we've been waiting for in renewable energy.
- After years of stalemate, the diplomats finally achieved a major breakthrough.
- The company's new battery technology is a major breakthrough, promising twice the lifespan.
- Historians consider the deciphering of the ancient script a major breakthrough.
- The team is hoping for a major breakthrough in their cancer research this year.
- For the patient, learning to walk again was a major breakthrough in her recovery.
- That experiment led to a major breakthrough in our understanding of quantum physics.