restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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The window to restructure human systems to operate within planetary boundaries is shrinking.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Musk sued Altman and OpenAI last year for breach of contract and has since tried to thwart the company's effort to restructure into a for-profit entity.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
At RoboSense, engineers restructured LiDAR architecture, consolidating discrete components into single chips and reducing assembly costs.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
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—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Musk sued Altman and OpenAI last year for breach of contract and has since tried to thwart the company's effort to restructure into a for-profit entity.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
At RoboSense, engineers restructured LiDAR architecture, consolidating discrete components into single chips and reducing assembly costs.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Cantino has been restructuring his team, navigating the uncertain global scenario, and aiming to rev up desirability at Gucci, which posted another 25 percent decrease in organic sales in the second quarter.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restructure
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restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
rē-ˈstrək-chər
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
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restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
ˌrē-ˈstrək-chər
restructured; restructuring
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
restructure a corporation
companies trying to restructure their debt—Claudia MacLachlan
Claudia MacLachlan
: to restructure something
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