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 That is truly a pity because this brilliant thinker revolutionized both mathematics and physics. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 June 2026 Those films revolutionized the way that Hollywood does business — demonstrating that movies could sell T-shirts and toys as well as tickets. — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 June 2026 Setting a standard Spielberg revolutionized the way Americans think about alien life. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 In the 1940s, the development of jet propulsion revolutionized aviation with faster, more efficient aircraft. — Adam Stone, USA Today, 3 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 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 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 Martine Ehrhart ByCapital One BRANDVOICE | Paid Program More than 25 years ago, Capital One revolutionized the credit card industry with data and technology. — Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionized
  1. transformed
  2. changed
  3. altered
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  • Even transformed into an unexpected salty-sweet dessert (see chef Harold Villarosa’s Spam doughnuts).
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 July 2026
  • Technological advances — word processing, speech-to-text transcription, scheduling tools and apps — each transformed the duties of administrative professionals and contributed to overall decline.
    — Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of transformed
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  • On top of that, ESPN announcers said the humidity changed the consistency of the buns.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The composition of the bar changed dramatically as many Loyalist lawyers departed, others were jailed and younger lawyers assumed responsibilities previously held by members of the colonial establishment.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of changed
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  • The state’s 1849 constitution has been altered a lot over the years.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Watch out for heat stroke symptoms such as confusion, altered mental state, slurred speech, loss of consciousness (coma), hot, dry skin or profuse sweating, seizures, and very high body temperature.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of altered

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