restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
restructure a business
: to restructure something
Examples of restructure in a Sentence
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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According to those sources, that deal was restructured and the deadline extended.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Over the weekend, authorities vowed to ramp up efforts to ease local government debt risk with a restructuring program that helps borrowers meet payments on schedule.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Burberry therefore argues that what Dante is describing is an impact of an asteroid or a comet, violent enough to restructure large parts of the Earth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
But last fall, the issue became more widespread after the NYPD restructured the CRT to put officers stationed across the city under a central command.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Over the weekend, authorities vowed to ramp up efforts to ease local government debt risk with a restructuring program that helps borrowers meet payments on schedule.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Burberry therefore argues that what Dante is describing is an impact of an asteroid or a comet, violent enough to restructure large parts of the Earth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
But last fall, the issue became more widespread after the NYPD restructured the CRT to put officers stationed across the city under a central command.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
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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