restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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Context The move follows Harvard's refusal to comply with a series of sweeping demands from the administration, which included limiting campus activism, altering admissions policies, and restructuring university governance.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
And with it, the CVA: a critical move that allowed AllSaints to restructure store rents across the UK and North America.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Fortunately, with the moon renewing itself in Taurus on April 27, now’s the time to set powerful intentions around similar themes — healing a connection, restructuring your finances or simply letting go of limiting beliefs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
But both Ford and its crosstown competitor General Motors are working to restructure Chinese operations.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
And with it, the CVA: a critical move that allowed AllSaints to restructure store rents across the UK and North America.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Fortunately, with the moon renewing itself in Taurus on April 27, now’s the time to set powerful intentions around similar themes — healing a connection, restructuring your finances or simply letting go of limiting beliefs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
But both Ford and its crosstown competitor General Motors are working to restructure Chinese operations.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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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