revolutionized

past tense of revolutionize
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 cannabis banking ecosystem is evolving, but it is not being revolutionized overnight. Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Brent Stubbs, the facility’s chief administrative officer, compared the advanced tech to construction equipment, washing machines and other advancements that revolutionized human labor. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 In the 1940s, the development of jet propulsion revolutionized aviation with faster, more efficient aircraft. Adam Stone, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Because in the early 1900s, Greek sponge divers came from the Dodecanese islands and revolutionized the sponge industry on Florida’s gulf coast. Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Among other things, the 1960s meetings known as Vatican II revolutionized the church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Among other things, the 1960s church meetings revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. ABC News, 1 July 2026 That is truly a pity because this brilliant thinker revolutionized both mathematics and physics. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 June 2026 Setting a standard Spielberg revolutionized the way Americans think about alien life. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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  • Even transformed into an unexpected salty-sweet dessert (see chef Harold Villarosa’s Spam doughnuts).
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 July 2026
  • Technological advances — word processing, speech-to-text transcription, scheduling tools and apps — each transformed the duties of administrative professionals and contributed to overall decline.
    Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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  • But a lot has changed for the better on the South Side since then.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Don pioneered innovations in projection technology, 3D and large-format filmmaking, and immersive attractions that changed how audiences experience stories.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026
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  • These included severe anxiety, traumatic memories, altered perceptions and difficulties functioning in everyday life.
    Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • There are two types of primitive CM meteorites — CM1 and CM2 — and the biggest difference between them is how much water altered their composition while they were attached to a larger asteroid.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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