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
The gist was that the doctors were reluctant to prescribe the kinds of pharmaceuticals that were revolutionizing the treatment of maladies such as schizophrenia and depression.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2019
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
This is the case of those who rush from one to the other extreme, and it generally arises from strong and painful feeling, unsettling and, as it were, revolutionizing the mind.
From Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) by Newman, John Henry
