restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
Examples of restructure in a Sentence
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The Granular sale is the latest in a series of sweeping changes at the precision health company, which has slashed its workforce, restructured its business and overhauled its executive leadership in recent years.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
It is thought that the change is part of an attempt in the brain to restructure thinking to better support fatherhood, though it could also be linked to stress and sleep disruption.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Asserting power to shut down whole agencies DOGE and the Trump administration have also sought to restructure, and perhaps even eliminate, entire federal agencies.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Selling, general, and administrative expenses rose 5% to $121.5 million, primarily due to restructuring and related charges and the re-instatement of incentive compensation accruals.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
It is thought that the change is part of an attempt in the brain to restructure thinking to better support fatherhood, though it could also be linked to stress and sleep disruption.
—Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Asserting power to shut down whole agencies DOGE and the Trump administration have also sought to restructure, and perhaps even eliminate, entire federal agencies.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Selling, general, and administrative expenses rose 5% to $121.5 million, primarily due to restructuring and related charges and the re-instatement of incentive compensation accruals.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
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restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
rē-ˈstrək-chər
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
Legal Definition
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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