REVOLUTIONIZED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

revolutionized

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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 Critics of the law view it as a relic that plaintiffs' lawyers are trying to exploit in a way that Congress could not have anticipated before the internet revolutionized commerce. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 At the time, the slaughterhouse was one of the largest in the region and reportedly revolutionized abattoir design. — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026 Read on to see how ex–New Yorkers revolutionized the bagel scene down south. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The British singer-songwriter helped popularize audio looping, then revolutionized it by taking it from smaller venues to stadiums. — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Her work at the Morgans Hotel in 1984 revolutionized the hospitality industry by introducing what’s considered the world’s first true boutique hotel. — David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 The technique has revolutionized neuroscience by opening up the brain's activity to scientists in ways previously impossible. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026 In 1884, Charles Parsons invented a machine that revolutionized the mass production of electricity. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026 The truths in the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy revolutionized my life when the latter introduced me to the vital spiritual meaning of the former. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

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The broadcaster and champion of the high street, who transformed the fortunes of Harvey Nichols, picks her favourites.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Almost two centuries later, scientists are still asking the same question, but our ability to answer it has been transformed.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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The label will be applied to songs that were created entirely or altered significantly with AI.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
And Mars, to this day, even after its climate has been substantially altered, still has all the raw materials for life in abundance in a way that the moon doesn’t and that even Venus doesn’t.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

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