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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New Atlas The complex, ever-evolving SBI neural networks – which, under a microscope, can be seen forming branches from electrode to electrode – have, to start with, the potential to revolutionize how drug discovery and disease modeling is researched.
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New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
Honor also plans to revolutionize and integrate AI into other types of hardware, including computers, tablets, and wearable devices.
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The company's founder, Sakichi Toyoda, revolutionized the textile industry with inventions that eased his mother's work on a manual loom.
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The Trade Desk revolutionized the way digital ad campaigns are bought, executed, and measured.
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New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
Honor also plans to revolutionize and integrate AI into other types of hardware, including computers, tablets, and wearable devices.
—Sarah Lord, PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
The company's founder, Sakichi Toyoda, revolutionized the textile industry with inventions that eased his mother's work on a manual loom.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Trade Desk revolutionized the way digital ad campaigns are bought, executed, and measured.
—Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionize
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Garrett would transform the Eagles' defense into something even more fierce.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or PURA, will be transformed into a quasi-public authority and the current PURA chair, Marissa Gillett, will continue in her position as chief regulator of whatever agency rules.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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But in the real world, a lot of different factors can alter how easily measles transmits.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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But now, Jordan's cocaine charge has since been altered to reflect a charge of ketamine possession, according to FOX affiliate WOFL, TMZ and CBS affiliate WKMG.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Yes, our entire way of life is changing and under Republican ideology, not for the better.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sacks repeatedly compared bitcoin to U.S. holdings of gold, explaining that the U.S. won't be selling it, unless Trump changes his mind down the road.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Revolutionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionize. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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