QUANTUM LEAPS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

quantum leaps

noun

plural of quantum leap

as in breakthroughs

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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Taiwan is set to tighten controls on selling cutting-edge AI chips to China in order to win favor with the US, though breakthroughs by Chinese firms suggest Washington’s efforts to contain their development are failing.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Kushner has defended his private sector connections as having enabled the United States to gain leverage and breakthroughs in tense negotiations.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

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