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
Watch Ghosts on Paramount+ Renowned filmmaker David Lynch revolutionized television when infusing his cinematic style into this early-'90s mystery series.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Herbert, a visionary whose innovative idea to standardize color with the Pantone Matching System, revolutionized the worldwide language and use of color.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The Trapped in Paradise actor then marveled at how the artist revolutionized contemporary pop music.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The company has been taking some pages out of the book of SpaceX, which has revolutionized access to the final frontier and was the first space company to start building a commercial vehicle that wasn't designed and developed by NASA.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Spanx revolutionized the intimate apparel industry and created an entirely new category of shapewear.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The Hardys and The Dudleyz, along with Edge & Christian, revolutionized tag team wrestling in the early 2000s with their groundbreaking Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Lacks’ HeLa cells, which were discovered though her cervical cancer diagnosis, revolutionized virology, cancer research, and the quest for a polio vaccine.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Herbert, a visionary whose innovative idea to standardize color with the Pantone Matching System, revolutionized the worldwide language and use of color.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The Trapped in Paradise actor then marveled at how the artist revolutionized contemporary pop music.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The company has been taking some pages out of the book of SpaceX, which has revolutionized access to the final frontier and was the first space company to start building a commercial vehicle that wasn't designed and developed by NASA.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Spanx revolutionized the intimate apparel industry and created an entirely new category of shapewear.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The Hardys and The Dudleyz, along with Edge & Christian, revolutionized tag team wrestling in the early 2000s with their groundbreaking Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Lacks’ HeLa cells, which were discovered though her cervical cancer diagnosis, revolutionized virology, cancer research, and the quest for a polio vaccine.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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Later in the evening, the church pews were moved outside so the chapel could be transformed into a dance floor, with the groom's close friend, DJ Spence, performing Afrobeat music.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Austin’s disappearance transformed his mother, Debra, into a geopolitical crusader overnight.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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In 1984, the name was changed to the Amelia Brown Frazier Rehabilitation Center in her honor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Othmann was outlasted by fellow winger prospects Brett Berard and Gabe Perreault, but apparently something changed between then and now.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The arrests, particularly that of Hall of Famer and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups, altered the tenor of this week’s conversations around the NBA, whose new season had started only two days earlier.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the sports betting scheme, players sometimes altered their performance or took themselves out of games early, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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