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
Antibiotics, the miracle drugs that revolutionized medicine in the 20th century, are rapidly losing their power.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Customer Service Customer service stands to be revolutionized by AI through personalized interactions at scale.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Look at Giorgio Armani, who revolutionized fashion for the modern woman, especially the woman who worked.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The documentary takes audiences on a two-part journey through the history of Black representation on TV, showcasing how Black artists and creators shaped and revolutionized the medium.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
That included AlphaFold, an AI program that can predict protein structures and revolutionized biotech.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Joseph Eichler was a visionary real estate developer of the mid-20th century who revolutionized suburban housing by building over 11,000 affordable — yet architecturally distinctive —modernist homes across California.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Geert De Cremer — known by his Latinized name as Gerardus Mercator — introduced a map projection that revolutionized navigation.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The 1960 movie — powered by Bernard Herrmann's chilling score, Anthony Perkins' unnerving portrayal of hotel manager Norman Bates (for the movie, much younger than the character in Bloch's novel) and Hitchcock's uncanny showmanship — revolutionized the horror genre.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Customer Service Customer service stands to be revolutionized by AI through personalized interactions at scale.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Look at Giorgio Armani, who revolutionized fashion for the modern woman, especially the woman who worked.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The documentary takes audiences on a two-part journey through the history of Black representation on TV, showcasing how Black artists and creators shaped and revolutionized the medium.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
That included AlphaFold, an AI program that can predict protein structures and revolutionized biotech.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Joseph Eichler was a visionary real estate developer of the mid-20th century who revolutionized suburban housing by building over 11,000 affordable — yet architecturally distinctive —modernist homes across California.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Geert De Cremer — known by his Latinized name as Gerardus Mercator — introduced a map projection that revolutionized navigation.
—Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The 1960 movie — powered by Bernard Herrmann's chilling score, Anthony Perkins' unnerving portrayal of hotel manager Norman Bates (for the movie, much younger than the character in Bloch's novel) and Hitchcock's uncanny showmanship — revolutionized the horror genre.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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In short, Might Gaine is an anime that asks the age-old question of what if Batman were a Japanese teenager with an arsenal of sentient trains that transformed into robots.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Known for iconic roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and All the President's Men, Redford leaves behind a legacy that transformed both Hollywood and independent film.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Over the years, the government's reporting requirements have changed, which makes historical comparisons a little tricky.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The squad has changed a lot in the last six months, so not as many players have the muscle memory of this fixture.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some subdomains showed higher fluorescence intensity and spectral shifts, marking denser and chemically altered environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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From Pandemic-Era Liquidity To A Lending Reset The CRE market was relatively stable in the period following the Great Recession until the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which drastically altered the macroeconomic landscape.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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