An event, idea, or procedure that effects a significant shift in the current manner of doing or thinking about something.
‘a potential game changer that could revitalize the entire US aerospace industry’
‘Senator John McCain came in to last night's debate needing a game changer.’
‘There's no question, the first debate can always be a game changer.’
‘This will become a game changer in the industry.’
‘Also, mobile phone carriers see the iPhone as a possible game changer.’
‘Honeywell CEO Michael Bonsignore sees e-business as a "game changer."’
‘It is too early to say whether a fleshed-out proposal and what Congress eventually passes will amount to a game changer.’
‘So the game changer here will be the housing market and whether it can stabilize.’
‘This hostage crisis is a game changer.’
‘GM, once the world's premier auto maker, is now cash-flow-negative. That's a game changer.’
‘While the iPhone has been a game changer for the mobile communication industry there are things that most people will agree should have been present from the start.’
‘He is the former doctor for the Pittsburgh Steelers and he is calling the study a game changer.’
‘Despite any differences in these technologies, one thing is clear: Faster wireless broadband speeds are expected to be a game changer.’
‘This was a consolidating performance by the Liberal Democrat leader, not a second election game changer.’
‘During his appearance on "The View" earlier today, he said the upcoming presidential debates could be a game-changer.’
‘The vehicle was a game-changer, he said, effectively creating a new market.’
‘"This level of involvement from the president could well be a game-changer," Mr. Schumer said.’
‘But this new piece of malware, which came to be known as Nugache, was a game-changer.’
‘A referendum could be a game-changer, a way of breaking through to turned-off and tuned-out voters.’
‘Debates are not game changers unless one guy makes a huge mistake and neither of them did.’
‘Both are now shepherding clean-tech start-ups that have the potential to be disruptive game changers.’
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