reshape
verb
re·shape
(ˌ)rē-ˈshāp 
reshaped; reshaping; reshapes
: to give a new form or orientation to : reorganize
reshaper
noun
Examples of reshape in a Sentence
The body of the car was reshaped to allow for more cargo space.
These changes will reshape the future.
He reshaped the plot of his story.
Recent Examples on the Web
In 1976, when Becker was a little girl, Typhoon Pamela left much of her native Guam without power for months, and reshaped her life.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
Since 2017, 120 states have passed legislation reshaping the way schools are allowed to teach about race and gender.
—Veronica Roseborough, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
How the shooting reshapes the convention remains to be seen.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 15 July 2024
The odds that this pattern is reshaped by the shooting — an unquestionably reprehensible act and an obviously dire threat — seem low.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
Since 2017, 120 states have passed legislation reshaping the way schools are allowed to teach about race and gender.
—Veronica Roseborough, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
How the shooting reshapes the convention remains to be seen.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 15 July 2024
The odds that this pattern is reshaped by the shooting — an unquestionably reprehensible act and an obviously dire threat — seem low.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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“Reshape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reshape. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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