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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Berners-Lee’s escape hatch is a project called the Solid Protocol, whose mission is to revolutionize the web by giving users control over their data.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Quantum computers have long promised to revolutionize fields like quantum chemistry, cryptography, and large-scale optimization.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, the discovery of King Richard III’s remains under a parking lot in Leicester in 2021 revolutionized how historians understand the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, Draycott said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
This surgery, initially given a 1% chance of success, allowed John to continue his baseball career and revolutionized sports medicine.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Quantum computers have long promised to revolutionize fields like quantum chemistry, cryptography, and large-scale optimization.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, the discovery of King Richard III’s remains under a parking lot in Leicester in 2021 revolutionized how historians understand the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, Draycott said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
This surgery, initially given a 1% chance of success, allowed John to continue his baseball career and revolutionized sports medicine.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionize
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Has the world's most volatile region been transformed?—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 26-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts a male figure that transforms into tree branches housing various bird species.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The charges allege Scholz took an ex-girlfriend's photo from social media and altered it with artificial intelligence software to make the woman nude.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Approval of Evita’s pill is not expected to significantly alter access to mifepristone.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But a left knee injury in March 2024 changed his football trajectory.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown could change all that.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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