paradigm shift

noun

formal

: an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way

This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding of evolution.

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For businesses ready to embrace this paradigm shift, the rewards will be extraordinary: unprecedented efficiency, dramatic cost reductions, and performance levels that were once thought impossible. —

Bernard Marr, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Chavez credits her partner, Caitlin Doughty of The Order of the Good Death, as an early pioneer of this cultural paradigm shift. —

Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024 The question is no longer if cannabinoids will be embraced by mainstream pharmaceuticals but rather when this paradigm shift will occur. —

Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024 This paradigm shift enables organizations to maintain control over data access, usage and formats, fostering a more flexible and efficient data ecosystem. —

Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paradigm shift

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