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
This will mark a quantum leap in our collective defense.
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Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
That’s a massive improvement: even a quantum leap, if the company can pull it off.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Whatever happens at Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium next week, Arsenal have taken a quantum leap in their development.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The 26-year-old rap star is preparing to cement her quantum leap to stardom with her debut album later this year.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
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Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
That’s a massive improvement: even a quantum leap, if the company can pull it off.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Whatever happens at Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium next week, Arsenal have taken a quantum leap in their development.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The 26-year-old rap star is preparing to cement her quantum leap to stardom with her debut album later this year.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantum leap
Noun
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That level of human understanding is where breakthrough creative and innovative experiences come from.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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With only small roles like one-episode guest spots on Third Watch and Law & Order to his name, the role of Bubbles, the lovable character experiencing a drug problem, was a breakthrough for Andre Royo.—
Derek Lawrence,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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These include profit boosts and early payouts at the top of the home page.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack has already been slaying on the charts, and now, David Guetta is joining the project to give one of its songs an extra boost.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
25 July 2025
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“Quantum leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantum%20leap. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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