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game-changing

American  
[gaym-chaynj-ing] / ˈgeɪmˌtʃeɪndʒ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing a dramatic change to a situation; transformative.


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“We’re on the verge of something game-changing in Crypto and DeFi,” Steve Witkoff tweeted in early August 2024.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

But there’s a big difference between some nifty new AI inventory tracking and a real, bottom-line, game-changing shift.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Mexico lacked game-changing players capable of breaking down tight defenses — the role Hirving Lozano played in 2018 or Giovani Dos Santos in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

On an otherwise bleak day for the artificial-intelligence trade, shares of cloud-storage platform Backblaze surged after the company won a game-changing contract.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

This is the game-changing clue, and it was right under my nose.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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