life-changing
adjective
life-chang·ing
ˈlīf-ˌchān-jiŋ 
: having or capable of having a significant impact on someone's life
a life-changing career opportunity
a life-changing injury
… in 1986 he took a year off to travel. The experience was life-changing and led to his 1991 decision to pursue writing full-time.—
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Carolyn Hart(humorous) Made with fresh carrots, pineapple, a blend of warm spices and a homemade brown butter cream cheese frosting, this carrot cake recipe is life-changing …—Jocelyn Delk Adams
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These attributes have enabled the best ideas to emerge and develop into world-leading, life-changing commercial products.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
What Nonprofit Leaders Should Keep In Mind For young people just stepping into adulthood, finding a community that challenges and supports them can be life-changing.
—Melanie Schild, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Turkey has become the go-to place for top-notch, affordable hair transplants, due in part to their highly skilled surgeons, modern clinics, and a healthcare system that makes these types of life-changing procedures accessible to many people.
—K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 19 July 2025
And how did most people react to this horrific, humiliating, unanticipated, life-changing sequence of events for at least three people, not to mention their colleagues and their families?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
What Nonprofit Leaders Should Keep In Mind For young people just stepping into adulthood, finding a community that challenges and supports them can be life-changing.
—Melanie Schild, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Turkey has become the go-to place for top-notch, affordable hair transplants, due in part to their highly skilled surgeons, modern clinics, and a healthcare system that makes these types of life-changing procedures accessible to many people.
—K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 19 July 2025
And how did most people react to this horrific, humiliating, unanticipated, life-changing sequence of events for at least three people, not to mention their colleagues and their families?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
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“Life-changing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-changing. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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