game-changing
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"When Starship comes online, its capabilities will be game-changing, not least of which will be ensuring we never give up the Moon again!"
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“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
Some of these were easy to break, but soon it became clear that the Nazis had made a game-changing decision.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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