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
Nutrition standards were improving, supermarkets were full of organic food, and American cuisine was being revolutionized.
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Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Below, see 13 Black TV shows that revolutionized television.
—Starr Rocque, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Brady, now 48, wanted modern NFL fans to understand how much those vintage 49ers revolutionized football and shaped him as a player growing up in California.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Thing revolutionized horror special effects and offers a brutally honest portrait of the results of paranoia and exhaustion when the unknown becomes inescapable.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
The practice has revolutionized cold case investigations nationwide — providing law enforcement with a means to solve decades-old cases or identify long-dead murder victims.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
As Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Piëch had already revolutionized engine architecture with the VR6.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Growing pains This change is not wholly unprecedented, as Nadella pointed out, comparing the current moment to that of the 1980s, when computing revolutionized the workplace and opened up new opportunities for growth and productivity and created a new class of workers.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
This quiz dives into the foundational concepts that have revolutionized our understanding of space and time.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Below, see 13 Black TV shows that revolutionized television.
—Starr Rocque, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Brady, now 48, wanted modern NFL fans to understand how much those vintage 49ers revolutionized football and shaped him as a player growing up in California.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Thing revolutionized horror special effects and offers a brutally honest portrait of the results of paranoia and exhaustion when the unknown becomes inescapable.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
The practice has revolutionized cold case investigations nationwide — providing law enforcement with a means to solve decades-old cases or identify long-dead murder victims.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
As Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Piëch had already revolutionized engine architecture with the VR6.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Growing pains This change is not wholly unprecedented, as Nadella pointed out, comparing the current moment to that of the 1980s, when computing revolutionized the workplace and opened up new opportunities for growth and productivity and created a new class of workers.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
This quiz dives into the foundational concepts that have revolutionized our understanding of space and time.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
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In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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As automobile production transformed Detroit into one of the wealthiest industrial cities in the country, fortunes made in manufacturing financed the construction of grand estates throughout neighborhoods such as Palmer Woods and Boston-Edison.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a statement, Homeland Security spokesperson Bis said training had changed but that cadets still received training in use of force and the constitution.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Leger Fernández pointed to a strict voter identification bill, known as the SAVE America Act, that Democrats have warned would disenfranchise tens of millions of eligible voters, including women who have changed their last names after getting married.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The first-floor entrance lobby and six-story atrium, including terrazzo floors, concrete walls, skylights and brass railings, are also recommended for protection and not to be altered.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Samizdat originally published literary texts, which, under censorship, had been altered.—
Jennifer Lutz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Revolutionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionized. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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