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
Glyphosate 'revolutionized farming' Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Earlier this millennium, the team that formerly called Oakland home revolutionized the sport.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Today, Venus and Uranus meet in the very last degree of Taurus, officially closing out a chapter that began back in 2018 — one that revolutionized our values, relationships, sense of stability and idea of resources.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Project Runway debuted on Bravo in 2004 and revolutionized the reality competition genre.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Naturally, the man who revolutionized fashion had exquisite taste in homes as well.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Fertilizers revolutionized agriculture, providing essential nutrients to plants.
—Kyla Mandel, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
In the 1980s, Miami Vice revolutionized both the police procedural and the titular city's style.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The original location gave birth to drive-thru ordering, and revolutionized fast food culture in the state.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Earlier this millennium, the team that formerly called Oakland home revolutionized the sport.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Today, Venus and Uranus meet in the very last degree of Taurus, officially closing out a chapter that began back in 2018 — one that revolutionized our values, relationships, sense of stability and idea of resources.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Project Runway debuted on Bravo in 2004 and revolutionized the reality competition genre.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Naturally, the man who revolutionized fashion had exquisite taste in homes as well.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Fertilizers revolutionized agriculture, providing essential nutrients to plants.
—Kyla Mandel, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
In the 1980s, Miami Vice revolutionized both the police procedural and the titular city's style.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The original location gave birth to drive-thru ordering, and revolutionized fast food culture in the state.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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Austin is the most liberal city in Texas but it’s also being transformed by tech money.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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That has suddenly changed in the playoffs.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Canadian Radio-television Commission was established in 1968 as a federal agency to oversee broadcasting in Canada and in 1976 had its powers expanded to include telecommunications (and the name changed accordingly to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC]).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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