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
DuPont debuted the material at the 1939 World’s Fair, revolutionizing fashion forever when nylon stockings hit the market a year later in 1940.
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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
EVs are revolutionizing the auto sector.
—Katherine Fung
claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 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
To top it off, Uranus is retrograde in your eighth house of mergers and intimate unions, revolutionizing your approach to closeness, trust and loyalty.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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
EVs are revolutionizing the auto sector.
—Katherine Fung
claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 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
To top it off, Uranus is retrograde in your eighth house of mergers and intimate unions, revolutionizing your approach to closeness, trust and loyalty.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionizing
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Like many Middle Eastern nations, its wealth is rooted in fossil fuel extraction, which makes up 86 percent of its exports, transforming it from a modest pearl-diving economy into a leading petrostate ready to pour cash just about anywhere that might buy influence.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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But with the upheaval in amateurism and conference realignment, the old NCAA bureaucracy has been changing.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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What ultimately inspired McAnally and Baum (who has worked on the business side of his husband’s career) to expand their family was yet another recent life-altering change.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Refrigeration can convert starches into sugars, altering the flavor and texture.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Revolutionizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionizing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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