game changer

noun

variants or game-changer
: a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way
game-changing adjective
a game-changing discovery

Examples of game changer in a Sentence

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Air fryers have been game changers in the kitchen. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025 Well, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine was the absolute game changer in all of this. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025 Jim believes Lilly’s oral GLP-1s will be a game changer for the world’s most valuable drugmaker. Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Installing a wall oven was a game changer for Bristol-Joseph. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game changer

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of game changer was in 1993

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“Game changer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20changer. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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game changer

noun
: a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way
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