revolutionized

verb

past tense of revolutionize
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 Leveraging her innate social media savvy, Desai, who faced discrimination in previous careers, revolutionized client acquisition by cold-DMing prospects, quickly outselling her peers. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Are there some fields that can be revolutionized by things like a 3D printer and a bit of time with the maker community? — ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 Today's listen The orange metro line in Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, has revolutionized travel and safety for women since its opening six years ago. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 July 2026 Geisel is one such figure, a man with a meteoric rise who revolutionized children’s literature and danced across many sides of political controversy. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Brent Stubbs, the facility’s chief administrative officer, compared the advanced tech to construction equipment, washing machines and other advancements that revolutionized human labor. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 Because in the early 1900s, Greek sponge divers came from the Dodecanese islands and revolutionized the sponge industry on Florida’s gulf coast. — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Among other things, the 1960s meetings known as Vatican II revolutionized the church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Among other things, the 1960s church meetings revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths, and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin. — ABC News, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
  1. transformed
  2. changed
  3. altered
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  • Yet there is a strong argument that this was the moment for both of those clubs to push for Skubal, who could have transformed the Brewers, in particular, the way CC Sabathia did in 2008.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Software developers, whose profession has been transformed by AI and suffered dramatic job losses since 2022, are back in demand with postings rising 14%.
    — Irina Anghel, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • But save your loyalty for the companies that can show you what actually changed.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • Brooklyn woman's life altered unnecessarily, daughter says Just last year, 67-year-old Yasmin Breeden was always seen smiling, but her daughter says those days are gone.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Watch for signs of heat illness, such as heavy sweating; nausea; headache; dizziness or weakness; cool, pale and clammy skin; altered mental state and loss of consciousness.
    — Howard Cohen July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
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