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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Across the country, the Marlins could be ushering in their own paradigm shift.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Bonds are currently reflecting some repricing of inflation risk, but the paradigm shift from the 2010s to now will likely take more time to play out.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Still, Mythos Preview appears to represent not an incremental change but the beginning of a paradigm shift.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Most writers who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter weren’t disturbed by the paradigm shift.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Bonds are currently reflecting some repricing of inflation risk, but the paradigm shift from the 2010s to now will likely take more time to play out.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Still, Mythos Preview appears to represent not an incremental change but the beginning of a paradigm shift.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Most writers who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter weren’t disturbed by the paradigm shift.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Paradigm shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradigm%20shift. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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