shift the dial

verb

To make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.

“The influential speech by the politician aimed to shift the dial on public opinion regarding climate change.”

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change the landscape
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Meanings

verbshift the dial (third-person singular simple present shifts the dial, present participle shifting the dial, simple past and past participle shifted the dial)

present singular third person shifts the dial · participle present shifting the dial · participle past shifted the dial · past shifted the dial

  1. idiomaticTo make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.

    The influential speech by the politician aimed to shift the dial on public opinion regarding climate change.

    Synonyms: change the landscape

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.

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change the landscape

Translations

Russian переломи́ть ход собы́тий
  • переломи́ть ход собы́тий (perelomítʹ xod sobýtij)to make a significant change
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APA

shift the dial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20dial

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shift the dial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shift%20the%20dial.

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