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Recent Examples of pathbreaking
Into the tumult come two new books that focus on some of the most pathbreaking journalists of the 1930s and ’40s.
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Casey Schwartz,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
One of them is a 33-year-old woman from Wisconsin who cooked under the pathbreaking modernist Ferran Adrià, the purist sushi master Jiro Ono and the great codifier and systematizer of French haute cuisine, Auguste Escoffier.
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Pete Wells,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
SpaceX has proven to be a pathbreaking effort to build commercial rocket ships.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
War was Roosevelt’s excuse to justify a pathbreaking third term.
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Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Nov. 2024
So that was a pathbreaking achievement and became the pride of the Telugu people.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2023
Espy mentioned those remarks in his announcement video, emphasizing his pathbreaking role as Mississippi's first black congressman since Reconstruction.
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NBC News,
13 Nov. 2019
In her 2008 run, Clinton had been reluctant to emphasize her pathbreaking role.
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Jeet Heer,
New Republic,
14 Sep. 2017
Casey Schwartz,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
One of them is a 33-year-old woman from Wisconsin who cooked under the pathbreaking modernist Ferran Adrià, the purist sushi master Jiro Ono and the great codifier and systematizer of French haute cuisine, Auguste Escoffier.
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Pete Wells,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
SpaceX has proven to be a pathbreaking effort to build commercial rocket ships.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
War was Roosevelt’s excuse to justify a pathbreaking third term.
—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Nov. 2024
So that was a pathbreaking achievement and became the pride of the Telugu people.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2023
Espy mentioned those remarks in his announcement video, emphasizing his pathbreaking role as Mississippi's first black congressman since Reconstruction.
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NBC News,
13 Nov. 2019
In her 2008 run, Clinton had been reluctant to emphasize her pathbreaking role.
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Jeet Heer,
New Republic,
14 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathbreaking
Adjective
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From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.
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This new adaptation promises to bring the pioneering adventures of the Ingalls family to a new generation, and has already been renewed for a second season.
Adjective
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As for the trailblazing March on Washington scene, Wolfe requested for organizers, attendees, and background characters to wear pastel hues and Leslie James accomplished that brilliantly.
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As a trailblazing black woman in politics, Chisholm was used to having her loyalty questioned.
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“Pathbreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathbreaking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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