as in to transform
to change (something) very much or completely; to cause a revolution in (something)
The invention of the airplane revolutionized travel. This new drug may revolutionize cancer treatment. This discovery has revolutionized our understanding of how the human brain works.
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This groundbreaking system revolutionized data processing, allowing users to store, access and manage 5 million alphanumeric characters with unprecedented speed and efficiency.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The ‘Jinx’ The Greatest Show on Turf was not an advertised world tour, but rather an exhibition that unexpectedly revolutionized NFL offenses.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Look at Giorgio Armani, who revolutionized fashion for the modern woman, especially the woman who worked.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
The ‘Jinx’ The Greatest Show on Turf was not an advertised world tour, but rather an exhibition that unexpectedly revolutionized NFL offenses.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Look at Giorgio Armani, who revolutionized fashion for the modern woman, especially the woman who worked.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Such a reclassification can transform a modest interest receipt into a complicated and expensive dispute with the tax authorities.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Advanced computational algorithms then combine these multiple perspectives to reconstruct a detailed 3D image, offering a compact and efficient approach to high-resolution imaging that could transform how researchers study complex structures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gorman, however, said she is not swayed by claims of environmental stewardship, pointing to the irony of altering Mars’ atmosphere to better suit humans.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s involvement in the legal battle relates, in part, to suggestions from Lively that Baldoni altered a rooftop scene at the beginning of the film.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amazon has received about 1,500 emails in the past year, and the company has changed about 455 processes based on that feedback, Jassy said.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Humans can also read between the lines, understand nuance, adapt to change and lend a listening ear in ways machines can’t.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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