- an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement
- to make/achieve a breakthrough
- a significant breakthrough in negotiations
- a major breakthrough in cancer research
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1- The new deal represents an important breakthrough for the company.
- We have achieved a real breakthrough in the search for peace.
- the latest breakthrough in biotechnology
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- crucial
- great
- …
- be
- represent
- achieve
- …
- come
- happen
- breakthrough for
- breakthrough in
- the latest breakthrough
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