revolutionize
verb (used with object)
to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in.
were 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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In fact, while James and others were revolutionizing the way fans — and front offices — evaluated players, the Boston College point-shaving scandal was unfolding in the shadows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
Advances in computing were revolutionizing the study of fossils, enabling researchers to process enormous data sets in ways unimaginable when Dilophosaurus was first discovered.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2020
In that 2014 report, Roberts noted that at the close of the 19th century, pneumatic tubes were revolutionizing the way American business worked.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2017
A nifty invention, to be sure, but not exactly paradigm-changing research—especially during an era when Max Planck and others were revolutionizing our understanding of physics.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 6, 2015
Jeanne had never yet seen the railroad, though trains had been running between Paris and Havre for six years, and were revolutionizing the whole country.
From Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant
