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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Recent Examples of revolutionize
The barrier-breaking series revolutionized television and made significant contributions to representation on screen, with Ball's role as the lead seen as groundbreaking for the time.
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
Inspired by the signature moves that revolutionized lacrosse, Paul sets out to create a new signature shot.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Designed in 1956 as part of Eero Saarinen’s mid-century modern campus, the GM Design Dome revolutionized the automotive industry by presenting cars as art installations.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Gelb’s approach to personal storytelling, with no single narrator, slow and beautiful footage all set to classical music, has revolutionized documentary film making and led to critical acclaim, including eight Emmy nominations.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 10 May 2025
Inspired by the signature moves that revolutionized lacrosse, Paul sets out to create a new signature shot.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Designed in 1956 as part of Eero Saarinen’s mid-century modern campus, the GM Design Dome revolutionized the automotive industry by presenting cars as art installations.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Gelb’s approach to personal storytelling, with no single narrator, slow and beautiful footage all set to classical music, has revolutionized documentary film making and led to critical acclaim, including eight Emmy nominations.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionize
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Getting Flagg, whose competitive drive and intensity transformed Duke this year on a day-in, day-out basis, according to the coaching staff, would be massive for general manager Jeff Peterson and the new ownership group that inherited many of the players currently on the roster.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) transformed itself from a software company into a bitcoin holding firm in 2020, converting its cash reserves into bitcoin and watching its stock skyrocket as bitcoin’s value surged.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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Airlines have been proactively altering their schedules, partly by canceling some flights in and out of Newark, to address the current limitations at the airfield.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Exposure to air, light, and heat can lead to the breakdown or oxidation of the ingredients, altering the scent and potentially causing skin irritation.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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What really changed for Bobrovsky was the Panthers went from a run-and-gun offensive team to an in-your-face defensive team under coach Paul Maurice.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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The area began changing drastically in the 1990s after Leo had moved away and when steel mills and other factories where village residents worked closed.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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