QUANTUM LEAP Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

quantum leap

noun

Definition of quantum leap

as in breakthrough

a sudden large change or improvement Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.

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Recent Examples of quantum leap Chicago may be taking another quantum leap forward in its technology aspirations. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Her work spans 25 years, several shifts in our collective understanding of resilience and a quantum leap forward in our understanding of how mental health affects our work. — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026 That such a quantum leap in performance was offered by such a thoroughly civilised motorcycle speaks volumes for what came before it. — Mike Hanlon january 16, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026 The quantum leap Bedard has taken this season is more than just scoring more goals, creating more of his own offense, running a more dangerous power play. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantum leap

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In response, Macron warned that if American companies can switch off access to breakthroughs like turning off a light, the value of these leading US innovators could itself be damaged.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
This week, there was a major breakthrough when DNA provided by her sister, Burks, was determined to be a match, enabling investigators to finally identify the 1995 victim as Lydia.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of breakthrough

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But the reflation boost appears to be petering out as much of the price recovery has been driven by surging global energy costs, while domestic demand lags.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
That is a big boost for the detection of worlds that don't pass between Earth and their host star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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That’s in addition to the earlier dismantling of USAID (which trained social mobilizers for surveillance and active case finding) and the withdrawal from the WHO (whose technical expertise informed laboratory strengthening and data systems).

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual strengthening during the next few days as the system approaches the Hawaiian Islands, the hurricane center said in an online forecast.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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