industrial revolution
noun
: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines
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But coming out of the second industrial revolution technology fueled artistic innovations.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
There was an industrial revolution that’s shaking up the economy, not unlike the globalization and the tech revolution.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The industrial revolution mechanized agriculture, pushing workers off farms and into cities.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The Motive Power of Fire The notion of entropy grew out of an attempt at perfecting machinery during the industrial revolution.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
There was an industrial revolution that’s shaking up the economy, not unlike the globalization and the tech revolution.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The industrial revolution mechanized agriculture, pushing workers off farms and into cities.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The Motive Power of Fire The notion of entropy grew out of an attempt at perfecting machinery during the industrial revolution.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for industrial revolution
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“Industrial revolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial%20revolution. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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