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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As a consequence of those developments, marketing as theory and practice is currently experiencing a paradigm shift from a traditional approach to a relationship marketing approach.
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Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Now, in a paradigm shift, these companies, under the same ownership, have launched a new format for luxury cruises and cultural immersion tours that is different from anything else in the marketplace.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Is this the foundation, or is there another paradigm shift to come?
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
His exit from Milwaukee represents a paradigm shift.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Now, in a paradigm shift, these companies, under the same ownership, have launched a new format for luxury cruises and cultural immersion tours that is different from anything else in the marketplace.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Is this the foundation, or is there another paradigm shift to come?
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
His exit from Milwaukee represents a paradigm shift.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 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 2 Jun. 2026.
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