paradigm shift
noun
formal
: an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way
This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding of evolution.
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At the time of filming on Survivor 50, Probst seemed disinclined toward another big paradigm shift.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Public opinion data suggests this paradigm shift is not being received lightly.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
And there are, in the department’s approach to AI, some signs of an emerging technological paradigm shift.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s was closer to a cultural moment, a paradigm shift, a reimagining of how much a halftime spectacle can resemble art.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Public opinion data suggests this paradigm shift is not being received lightly.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
And there are, in the department’s approach to AI, some signs of an emerging technological paradigm shift.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s was closer to a cultural moment, a paradigm shift, a reimagining of how much a halftime spectacle can resemble art.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for paradigm shift
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“Paradigm shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradigm%20shift. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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