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 While streaming revolutionized the television industry by changing the way audiences consume content, the fall season still reigns supreme in terms of premieres. Essence, 2 Oct. 2025 Known for her integral research work on chimpanzees in the 1960s, Goodall revolutionized the science of primates and transformed humans’ understanding of their closest biological relatives. Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025 Her advocacy inspired generations and her research revolutionized the field of biology. Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 Her 1960 discovery that chimpanzees were able to make and use tools revolutionized the field of primatology. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Technology has revolutionized game planning and preparation. Chad Jennings, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 For example, the discovery of King Richard III’s remains under a parking lot in Leicester in 2021 revolutionized how historians understand the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, Draycott said. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 This surgery, initially given a 1% chance of success, allowed John to continue his baseball career and revolutionized sports medicine. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025 So Carroll didn’t need to think long before saying yes to one of the new preventative options that have revolutionized the medical world’s ability to prevent the most severe symptoms of RSV, especially in infants, who are particularly vulnerable. Mark Kreidler, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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  • The countryside that whipped past me was completely transformed.
    Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The entire yard was being transformed into a romantic proposal scene.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • That changed for just over two quarters.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But that changed, and the case took a turn after two denizens of Nashville's street scene were identified as suspects.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Around midday, one of them broadcast a warning from a position 9 miles west of Pengjia, later reporting the Chinese ship had altered course.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The two discussed the ways tariffs have altered the luxury brand’s strategy and how Quinn is looking at the company’s future.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025

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