as in transformed
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 revolutionized
The James Webb Space Telescope, operational since July 2022, has revolutionized astronomy, revealing unexpected details about the formation of early galaxies and black holes.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The remote sensing technique, which can produce detailed models of any terrain, has revolutionized archaeology in recent years, revealing ancient structures covered by vegetation and trees, particularly in Central America.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Christopher Payne/Esto Robotic welders have revolutionized car manufacturing, joining the parts of an auto body with levels of speed, precision, and safety that humans can’t match.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
The park opened in Tempe in the summer of 1965 and completely revolutionized the skating game.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Watch Ghosts on Paramount+ Renowned filmmaker David Lynch revolutionized television when infusing his cinematic style into this early-'90s mystery series.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Herbert, a visionary whose innovative idea to standardize color with the Pantone Matching System, revolutionized the worldwide language and use of color.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The Trapped in Paradise actor then marveled at how the artist revolutionized contemporary pop music.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The remote sensing technique, which can produce detailed models of any terrain, has revolutionized archaeology in recent years, revealing ancient structures covered by vegetation and trees, particularly in Central America.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Christopher Payne/Esto Robotic welders have revolutionized car manufacturing, joining the parts of an auto body with levels of speed, precision, and safety that humans can’t match.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
The park opened in Tempe in the summer of 1965 and completely revolutionized the skating game.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Watch Ghosts on Paramount+ Renowned filmmaker David Lynch revolutionized television when infusing his cinematic style into this early-'90s mystery series.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Herbert, a visionary whose innovative idea to standardize color with the Pantone Matching System, revolutionized the worldwide language and use of color.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The Trapped in Paradise actor then marveled at how the artist revolutionized contemporary pop music.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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One-by-one, these teams utterly transformed their way of working because the entire design and execution of the program was based on delighting them and adding value at every touchpoint.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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In the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that writer Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted into the 2003 stage musical, the Wizard is transformed from the blustery tyrant who ultimately softens to the plight of the wayward Kansan Dorothy Gale.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Over time, from edition to edition, the aesthetic of its illustrations changed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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This loss had to be especially tough for the Jayhawks, considering a controversial holding call on KU changed the momentum of the game.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hans von Spakovsky, a former DOJ attorney and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said the politicization started when Eric Holder became attorney general in 2009 and altered the definition of what was considered acceptable protocol under the DOJ, from that point onward.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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That breakthrough altered the deadlock of WWI and inspired the global development of tanks as a means for breakthrough, not just static defence.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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