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 Eventually, Starbucks revolutionized the concept, pairing comfy seating with free Wi-Fi to market itself as the definitive destination between home and work. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 After all, that was the group that revolutionized last year’s offense from strong but static to unpredictable and setting a league-wide trend with 13 personnel and dominated on play-action and in the run game with defenses consistently compromised. Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Needless to say, when Kelly returned, the NYPD was indeed reinvented and revolutionized. Chris Wragge, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 With its satin-matte technology and expansive shade range, the original Pro Filt’r Soft Matte foundation revolutionized how other brands approached shades, undertones, and pigments when building their own foundation libraries. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026 Gloria Steinem, the indefatigable feminist and journalist whose activism revolutionized the personal and professional lives of women, has died. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 This robotic system played a key role in the Shuttle and International Space Station programs, and revolutionized human spaceflight. Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 MapQuest revolutionized road trips in the 1990s and 2000s by being one of the first websites to provide mapping services. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Rahma has great admiration for the way YouTube has revolutionized the TV landscape. Partner Content, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Donyell Malen seems to have been transformed from decent winger into prime Marco van Basten since arriving in Rome from Aston Villa last season, so if that remarkable form continues, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side could well surprise a few people.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Raj’s time with the circuit was cut short; the domestic teams ultimately folded as the league transformed into NFL Europe, but by then, the kids had caught the bug.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • In 2025, World Tennis, the sport’s world governing body, changed the rules, allowing it essentially everywhere.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But that all changed last week at the stroke of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pen.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Games and traditions alike were severely altered or outright shut down as a result of the pandemic and its accompanying lunacy, and the Florida Gators' football program especially felt the brunt of this.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After having received coordinates for a survivor, White altered their course to look for Parker and prepared supplies to keep him warm.
    Steven Romo, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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