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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This might involve restructuring traditional team hierarchies, introducing agile methodologies and creating platforms for open communication.
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Akshay Prabhu, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Since then, Farmington has had elections asking patrons to approve restructuring existing debt with the same millage rate.
—Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority, the largest of the island’s government agencies, struggles to restructure more than $9 billion in debt.
—Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Following a disappointing football season, the school restructured the contract of head football coach Mike Norvell to explicitly free up millions for NIL purposes, a move that could be mirrored on a number of other campuses.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Akshay Prabhu, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Since then, Farmington has had elections asking patrons to approve restructuring existing debt with the same millage rate.
—Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority, the largest of the island’s government agencies, struggles to restructure more than $9 billion in debt.
—Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Following a disappointing football season, the school restructured the contract of head football coach Mike Norvell to explicitly free up millions for NIL purposes, a move that could be mirrored on a number of other campuses.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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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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