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breakthrough
verbs
make a breakthrough
• Detectives think they may have made a breakthrough in their hunt for the murderer.
achieve a breakthrough
• With further funding, the research team hope to be able to achieve a breakthrough.
represent a breakthrough
• This represents a major breakthrough in the search for a cure.
adjectives
a big/major breakthrough
• Einstein believed he was on the verge of a big breakthrough.
a significant/important breakthrough
• Another very significant breakthrough has been made by Dr David Peacock.
a technological/scientific breakthrough
• Their findings led to a major technological breakthrough.
a historic breakthrough
• The agreement was a historic breakthrough in political history.
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noun ADJ. big, crucial, great, historic, important, major, real, significant | diplomatic, medical, political, scientific, technological VERB + BREAKTHROUGH be, represent | achieve, make We have achieved a real breakthrough in the search for peace. BREAKTHROUGH + VERB come, happen The crucial breakthrough came almost by accident. PREP. ~ for The new deal represents a major breakthrough for the company. | ~ in a significant breakthrough in computer design
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