rev·o·lu·tion·ary
ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē 
1
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutionary war
b
: tending to or promoting revolution
c
: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change
a revolutionary new product
2
capitalized
: of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period in which it occurred
plural revolutionaries
1
: one engaged in a revolution
2
: an advocate or adherent of revolutionary doctrines
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Examples of revolutionary in a Sentence
Adjective
a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to be going for
revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
Noun
after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries
at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
This revolutionary feature soon to be available, will allow users to stream audio directly from public systems — like gym TVs, airport announcements, or museum exhibits—to their hearing aids or earbuds.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Reade, who is mostly sympathetic to Satan, casts the rebel angels as revolutionary subjects.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
This revolutionary feature soon to be available, will allow users to stream audio directly from public systems — like gym TVs, airport announcements, or museum exhibits—to their hearing aids or earbuds.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
In 1793, French revolutionaries executed their king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, unleashing a wave of political instability that threatened the whole of Europe.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionary. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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