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breakthrough

CEFR: B2

A dramatic, sudden, and significant advance, discovery, or overcome barrier in scientific research or technology.

Synonyms

quantum leap
milestone

Common Collocations

scientific breakthrough
major breakthrough
medical breakthrough

Example Sentence

The discovery of CRISPR gene-editing tools represents a historic breakthrough in biomedical therapeutics.

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