reorganize
verb
re·or·ga·nize
(ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz 
reorganized; reorganizing; reorganizes
: to organize again or anew
: to reorganize something
reorganizer
noun
Examples of reorganize in a Sentence
The staff is still reorganizing the files according to the new system.
The company was reorganized after it went bankrupt.
The company is reorganizing as a corporation.
The club had to reorganize when most of its members moved away.
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The postmaster general was removed from the Cabinet, and the line of succession, in 1971 when Congress reorganized the Post Office and gave it its new name of the U.S. Postal Service.
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Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The conservative Heritage Foundation and Republican lawmakers have been floating long to-do lists for changing the NIH, including dramatically reorganizing the centers and institutes that constitute the agency.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Jeff Bottari/Getty As one of his first acts after being sworn in, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency by reorganizing and renaming an existing entity, the US Digital Services (USDS), as the US DOGE Service.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
That same day, Instagram reorganized its app to look more like TikTok, with rectangular posts in users' profile, instead of its iconic square frames.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The conservative Heritage Foundation and Republican lawmakers have been floating long to-do lists for changing the NIH, including dramatically reorganizing the centers and institutes that constitute the agency.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Jeff Bottari/Getty As one of his first acts after being sworn in, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency by reorganizing and renaming an existing entity, the US Digital Services (USDS), as the US DOGE Service.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
That same day, Instagram reorganized its app to look more like TikTok, with rectangular posts in users' profile, instead of its iconic square frames.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Reorganize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reorganize. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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reorganize
verb
re·or·ga·nize
(ˈ)rē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz
: to organize again or anew
especially
: to bring about a reorganization (as of a business)
reorganizer
noun
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reorganize
verb
re·or·ga·nize
ˌrē-ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīz
reorganized; reorganizing
: to rearrange the plan or structure of : organize again or anew
specifically
: to cause (a business) to undergo a reorganization
: to reorganize something
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