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
This could revolutionize treatments for conditions like uterine cancer, endometriosis, or fibroids, all of which currently lack precise, minimally invasive drug delivery options.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
To shed some light on it, Shukla has been invited to speak on how Gen AI is revolutionizing regulatory affairs in upcoming conferences such as Fierce Biotech in Boston and BioTechX USA in Philadelphia.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
That included AlphaFold, an AI program that can predict protein structures and revolutionized biotech.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Joseph Eichler was a visionary real estate developer of the mid-20th century who revolutionized suburban housing by building over 11,000 affordable — yet architecturally distinctive —modernist homes across California.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
To shed some light on it, Shukla has been invited to speak on how Gen AI is revolutionizing regulatory affairs in upcoming conferences such as Fierce Biotech in Boston and BioTechX USA in Philadelphia.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
That included AlphaFold, an AI program that can predict protein structures and revolutionized biotech.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Joseph Eichler was a visionary real estate developer of the mid-20th century who revolutionized suburban housing by building over 11,000 affordable — yet architecturally distinctive —modernist homes across California.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 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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That’s assuming no more Fed officials are fired, which could change the trajectory of monetary policy for the next few years.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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And a few details always change.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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