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breakout

noun as in escape

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The 22-year-old has so far played more as a receiver than a cornerback, making 13 receptions for 118 yards, so is yet to have a breakout performance.

From BBC

Known for her charming breakout hit “Messy,” Young collapsed onstage Saturday during her performance on the New York stop of the All Things Go music festival.

Sigrid says the year leading up to her breakout single, Don't Kill My Vibe, was "the best education I could have ever got".

From BBC

During that time, filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith launched their careers at the festival, and massive, inescapable breakout hits like “Napoleon Dynamite” and “The Blair Witch Project” followed.

From Salon

As the winner of the Grand Prix, Sentimental Value was one of the breakout hits at Cannes this year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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