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
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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The specifics around the bankruptcy remain to be determined, though Chapter 11 allows a company to continue operating while it is restructured.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Others are restructuring their lives to owe nothing at all.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Snap said that its restructuring efforts are estimated to cost between $95 million and $130 million because of severance, contract termination expenses and other charges.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
And as the tide has turned for crypto, several bitcoin mining firms have restructured themselves to focus on AI infrastructure instead.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Others are restructuring their lives to owe nothing at all.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Snap said that its restructuring efforts are estimated to cost between $95 million and $130 million because of severance, contract termination expenses and other charges.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
And as the tide has turned for crypto, several bitcoin mining firms have restructured themselves to focus on AI infrastructure instead.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 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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