as in to transform
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 revolutionize
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.
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Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The institute is backed by a more than $50 million investment by a group seeking to revolutionize women’s sports by keeping female athletes in the game longer and healthier.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Jan. 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
To pair with the new seating arrangement, Southwest will begin rolling out a new boarding process that will seek to revolutionize how its moves passengers from the gate area, down the jet bridge and onboard the aircraft.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Brown, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The institute is backed by a more than $50 million investment by a group seeking to revolutionize women’s sports by keeping female athletes in the game longer and healthier.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Jan. 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
To pair with the new seating arrangement, Southwest will begin rolling out a new boarding process that will seek to revolutionize how its moves passengers from the gate area, down the jet bridge and onboard the aircraft.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionize
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Paris — Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The modern workplace has a strong flavor of poor management, with poor leadership quickly transforming what started as a good job into a bad one, with burnout and heavy workloads following soon afterward.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Long considered lost — overlooked, neglected and nearly irretrievably altered over time — it was lovingly restored by designer Trina Turk and her late husband, Jonathan Skow, and recognized as an early Lautner in 2014.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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The team analyzed 44 elements and found no single universal reaction to space; instead, microbial metabolism changed in distinct, element-specific ways.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the context around these measures has changed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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