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
The rivalry between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs captured NBA fans’ attentions in the 2000s with both team led by superstars, one an American phenom who starred in the ACC in college and the other a European wunderkind revolutionizing the game.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Last year, Clark joined The ANNIKA pro-am after revolutionizing women's sports worldwide with her historic performances in both college basketball and the WNBA.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
DuPont debuted the material at the 1939 World’s Fair, revolutionizing fashion forever when nylon stockings hit the market a year later in 1940.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Huang also referred to companies like Azure, CoreWeave, and Anthropic AI as playing a key part in revolutionizing the entire tech stack.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Ernesta, an accessible luxury direct-to-consumer rug brand launched in 2023 by a Peloton cofounder, is revolutionizing the home decor industry with quick-turnaround custom rugs measured down to the inch.
—Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
People are using it for more than work Despite all the talk about LLMs potentially revolutionizing the workplace, a significant majority of all ChatGPT use has nothing to do with business productivity, according to OpenAI.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps most remarkably, AI is revolutionizing communication access.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Last year, Clark joined The ANNIKA pro-am after revolutionizing women's sports worldwide with her historic performances in both college basketball and the WNBA.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
DuPont debuted the material at the 1939 World’s Fair, revolutionizing fashion forever when nylon stockings hit the market a year later in 1940.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Huang also referred to companies like Azure, CoreWeave, and Anthropic AI as playing a key part in revolutionizing the entire tech stack.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Ernesta, an accessible luxury direct-to-consumer rug brand launched in 2023 by a Peloton cofounder, is revolutionizing the home decor industry with quick-turnaround custom rugs measured down to the inch.
—Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
People are using it for more than work Despite all the talk about LLMs potentially revolutionizing the workplace, a significant majority of all ChatGPT use has nothing to do with business productivity, according to OpenAI.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps most remarkably, AI is revolutionizing communication access.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionizing
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In the end, Rosalía breaks free, transforming into a dove that takes flight.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the winter of 1907, Toklas entered Stein’s life, gradually transforming it.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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The research’s molecular dynamics and experimental results confirm that adjusting the interlayer spacing by changing the C3N4 content effectively improves the reaction kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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After all, your business deserves a fighting chance in a highly competitive, often-changing market.—
K.H. Koehler,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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For Charlotte-area entrepreneurs Eugene and Ayanna Williams, and their six children, the last year has been a whirlwind of new beginnings and life-altering challenges.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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The talk show queen got in on the Tiger King phenomenon by altering her appearance to resemble Carole Baskin.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Revolutionizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionizing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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