pathbreaking

[ path-brey-king, pahth- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
2. pioneering; innovative.

Example Sentences

When Eddie, a pathbreaking prodigy who changed the way the electric guitar was played, died of cancer at 65 in 2020, it was not only the end of the band, but also a tight bond that had lifted Van Halen up from playing suburban house parties to football stadiums.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was very sure of himself in terms of his ideas being correct and, you know, pathbreaking.”

From New York Times

She said that the plan to pair Roberts with Giddens arose out of a possible revival of “Rodeo,” a 1942 cowboy ballet by Agnes de Mille, a pathbreaking choreographer who was also a Graham acolyte and biographer.

From New York Times

“Our pathbreaking offer to Caitlin Clark demonstrates that BIG3 now offers another choice for athletes.”

From Los Angeles Times

For a while I would patiently make this point, noting the number of journalists and investigative reporters and also TV and radio pundits who have published pathbreaking work on this issue.

From Slate