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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When the objects were rotated or resized, the CNN model needed to add more layers and more resources.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
In short: this is to make sure apps open full-screen on larger devices like tablets and foldables, and can be resized freely for multi-tasking.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
In a tough climate for luxury goods, Burberry has resized its growth expectations under new chief executive officer Joshua Schulman, who’s aiming to restore the brand to its golden days of 3 billion pounds in annual revenue, with an operating margin in the high teens.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
This brilliant tool finds facial features like eyes and mouths and gives you the ability to manipulate them with sliders for resizing the eyes, face width, jawline, and nose.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
In short: this is to make sure apps open full-screen on larger devices like tablets and foldables, and can be resized freely for multi-tasking.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2025
In a tough climate for luxury goods, Burberry has resized its growth expectations under new chief executive officer Joshua Schulman, who’s aiming to restore the brand to its golden days of 3 billion pounds in annual revenue, with an operating margin in the high teens.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
This brilliant tool finds facial features like eyes and mouths and gives you the ability to manipulate them with sliders for resizing the eyes, face width, jawline, and nose.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Resize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resize. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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