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.

Examples of paradigm shift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scorsese is the highest-profile filmmaker to embrace the technology roiling many of his Hollywood peers and potentially representing a paradigm shift in how the film industry accepts its use. —Corbin Bolies, Variety, 3 June 2026

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. —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

Rhymes for paradigm shift

• adrift
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• festschrift
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