game changer
noun
variants
or game-changer
: a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way
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In Baggish’s practice, those with balance issues find using Nordic poles to be a game changer.
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Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
For an itinerant director who left his native Iran in his youth to make films around the world — including in France Chile, Malaysia, Taiwan, Lithuania — and believing each country was his home while there, being suddenly picked to fly the flag for Canada is a game changer.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
The latter revelation was a game changer obvious to anyone who over the years followed the band after its synth-heavy blockbuster 1984.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
According to the duo, the iPhone has been a game changer because of its immediacy, married to high photographic quality.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
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Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
For an itinerant director who left his native Iran in his youth to make films around the world — including in France Chile, Malaysia, Taiwan, Lithuania — and believing each country was his home while there, being suddenly picked to fly the flag for Canada is a game changer.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
The latter revelation was a game changer obvious to anyone who over the years followed the band after its synth-heavy blockbuster 1984.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
According to the duo, the iPhone has been a game changer because of its immediacy, married to high photographic quality.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
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 21 Nov. 2025.
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