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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Digital PSAs And finally, those same print PSAs were resized and distributed with a media company offering to place the foundation’s PSAs in a library for lifestyle bloggers to use.
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Rita Soronen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hostinger's templates adhere to the responsive design principle, so your site resizes itself to look good on desktop or mobile screens.
—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
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Rita Soronen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hostinger's templates adhere to the responsive design principle, so your site resizes itself to look good on desktop or mobile screens.
—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
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 20 Aug. 2025.
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