resize
verb
re·size
(ˌ)rē-ˈsīz 
resized; resizing
: to make (something) a different size
took her ring to be resized
spent the morning resizing images for the website
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Hostinger's templates adhere to the responsive design principle, so your site resizes itself to look good on desktop or mobile screens.
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
Setup ease is on the menu too, thanks to autofocus and auto keystone correction, as well as resize for obstacle avoidance.
—New Atlas, 5 June 2025
Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.
—Seth Reiss, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Autofocus, auto keystone correction, fit-to-screen alignment and image resize to avoid obstacles all help make setup and placement a breeze, and the colors can even be adapted for optimum wall projection.
—Paul Ridden
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
Setup ease is on the menu too, thanks to autofocus and auto keystone correction, as well as resize for obstacle avoidance.
—New Atlas, 5 June 2025
Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.
—Seth Reiss, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Autofocus, auto keystone correction, fit-to-screen alignment and image resize to avoid obstacles all help make setup and placement a breeze, and the colors can even be adapted for optimum wall projection.
—Paul Ridden
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for resize
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“Resize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resize. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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