as in transforming
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 revolutionizing
Investors who believe in the company’s mRNA platform revolutionizing oncology treatment might disregard near-term financial challenges.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The list recognizes 300 companies revolutionizing their industries through product innovation, process improvements, and a culture of innovation.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Welcome to the fast-changing, brave new world of AI, which is revolutionizing global business, as well as how regular folks access and use information in their everyday lives.
—Glenn Hunter, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
There's much to love about the eco-friendly brand revolutionizing travel accessories with the launch of each new collection.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
From starting the American Football League to its merger with the NFL, from revolutionizing the game to naming the Super Bowl, Dad consistently looked to the future and propelled the game forward for nearly half a century.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing small-dollar lending.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Founded in 2021, EverDye is a French, green-chemistry company revolutionizing textile dyeing, one of the most polluting steps in fashion production.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
In 1939, it was famously adapted into a movie starring Judy Garland, revolutionizing the use of color in cinema.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The list recognizes 300 companies revolutionizing their industries through product innovation, process improvements, and a culture of innovation.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Welcome to the fast-changing, brave new world of AI, which is revolutionizing global business, as well as how regular folks access and use information in their everyday lives.
—Glenn Hunter, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
There's much to love about the eco-friendly brand revolutionizing travel accessories with the launch of each new collection.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
From starting the American Football League to its merger with the NFL, from revolutionizing the game to naming the Super Bowl, Dad consistently looked to the future and propelled the game forward for nearly half a century.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Uncommon Knowledge Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing small-dollar lending.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Founded in 2021, EverDye is a French, green-chemistry company revolutionizing textile dyeing, one of the most polluting steps in fashion production.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
In 1939, it was famously adapted into a movie starring Judy Garland, revolutionizing the use of color in cinema.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionizing
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For years, students, teachers and administrators have been working on transforming the riverfront into a living shoreline, with a mini forest of mangroves instead of a leaky, low-lying concrete seawall.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The company’s leadership was too focused on slashing costs and not enough on investing back into its brands, particularly at a time when consumer tastes were changing.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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That calculus is slowly changing.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For these groups, missing doses can have life-altering consequences.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Until recently, treatment focused almost entirely on managing symptoms rather than altering the underlying biology of the disease.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Revolutionizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionizing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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