game changer
noun
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or game-changer
: a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way
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Three-dimensional tracking of meteors is a game changer, allowing scientists to pinpoint landing sites and retrieve meteorites rapidly after impact, minimizing contamination from our terrestrial environment.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
In our early testing at the R2 launch the Halo wheels on the steering wheel are a game changer with nothing else on the market like them today.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Their release of Claude Cowork earlier this year has been a game changer.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
On’s Cloud sneakers are an industry game changer — becoming ubiquitous on most walking paths and in airport lounges all across the globe shortly after their initial launch.
—Oscar Hartzog, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
In our early testing at the R2 launch the Halo wheels on the steering wheel are a game changer with nothing else on the market like them today.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Their release of Claude Cowork earlier this year has been a game changer.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
On’s Cloud sneakers are an industry game changer — becoming ubiquitous on most walking paths and in airport lounges all across the globe shortly after their initial launch.
—Oscar Hartzog, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for game changer
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“Game changer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20changer. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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