revolutionize
verb (used with object)
to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in.
was revolutionizing
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past progressiveof revolutionize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Many students were enthralled by John Maynard Keynes, whose work was revolutionizing the field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
By the time Schmidt joined them in 1959, an important instrument was revolutionizing astronomy, the radio telescope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The man, it turns out, was the musical genius Seán Ó Riada, who at the time was revolutionizing Irish music from within.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
As he was revolutionizing the office of the presidency, he was also revolutionizing himself.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2016
But Bertillonage was already being displaced by a more efficient method of identification that was revolutionizing the world of scientific detection: fingerprinting.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
