groundbreakings
Shovel-turning launch events
Groundbreakings is the plural of groundbreaking as a noun—ceremonial events marking the start of construction projects, where officials dig the first shovelful of earth: The mayor attended three groundbreakings this month.
The word appears far less often than the adjective groundbreaking, which describes something innovative or pioneering.
Ceremonial opening event
- shovelsTools for digging
- dignitariesPersons of high rank
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
commemoration · speeches · podium · keynote · plaque · blessing · guests · invitations
First to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- game-changingFundamentally altering outcomes
transformative · disruption · invention · novelty · creativity · advancement · technology · modernization
Act of unearthing
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- siteDesignated location
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
earthmover · grading · trench · surveyor · hardhat · blueprint · crane · scaffolding
ribbon-cutting
Ceremonial opening event
- shovelsTools for digging
- dignitariesPersons of high rank
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
inauguration · commemoration · speeches · podium · keynote · plaque · blessing · guests · invitations · champagne
pioneering
First to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
game-changing · transformative · disruption · invention · novelty · creativity · advancement · technology · modernization · research
excavation
Act of unearthing
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- siteDesignated location
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
backhoe · earthmover · grading · trench · surveyor · hardhat · blueprint · crane · scaffolding · cement
- community eventsparade, parades, festival, festivals, fair
- royal dutiesroyal tours, royal engagements, state visits, public appearances, audiences
- accessible eventsfree concerts, public lectures, community festivals, library events, park events
groundbreakingsribbon cuttings
Ceremonies marking official openings
grand openings · dedications · inaugurations · completions · decommissionings
groundbreakingsdemolitions
Deliberate structural destructions
teardowns · implosions · deconstructions · wrecking · dismantlings