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
His innovations at Bell Labs led to practical applications that quietly revolutionized everyday systems.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Technology helped revolutionize basketball recruiting.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Key to this strategy is the promotion of the U.S. shale industry, which has revolutionized domestic energy production over the past decade.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Editing One standout tool, Adobe Premiere Pro, has revolutionized the editing process with its integrated AI capabilities.
—Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Technology helped revolutionize basketball recruiting.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Key to this strategy is the promotion of the U.S. shale industry, which has revolutionized domestic energy production over the past decade.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Editing One standout tool, Adobe Premiere Pro, has revolutionized the editing process with its integrated AI capabilities.
—Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionize
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Guenther Steiner was one of the strong personalities on the Formula One track that helped transform Drive to Survive into a roaring success of a reality TV show for Netflix, before his dismissal from Team Haas after ten years at the helm.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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His family escaped a totalitarian regime that persecuted them and now complain about opportunistic and culturally incompatible immigrants who seek to transform their adoptive country into a version of their regressive, Jew-hating, theocratic homelands.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Changing any of this would fundamentally alter the experience in a negative way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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However, these additions alter tea's nutritional content.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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The 20-course omakase will change seasonally and feature ingredients that Toshi forages locally.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Howard plays himself as a tyrannical auteur who petulantly refuses to cut a vacuous scene from his overlong thriller, warding off pleas only to change his mind at the moment of truth.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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