reshape
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of reshape
Explanation
When you reshape something, you change or transform it completely. You can reshape a lump of clay, but you can also reshape your plans for your life. A government can reshape the country's energy plan, incorporating more environmentally friendly systems. And a school committee can reshape the high school curriculum, adding higher-level science classes and more choices in the art department. It's also possible to reshape things in a more literal way, squeezing bread dough as you reshape it to fit a different pan, for example.
Example Sentences
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Many investors have become convinced that AI agents will reshape the business.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
For Molesworth, a longtime friend of Opie’s, the artist’s work occupies a space between photography and painting — images whose scale and atmosphere reshape how viewers experience light, landscape, and the built environment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
While head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard worked to reshape the intelligence community through staffing cuts and restructuring, and a focus on border security and counterterrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
These constraints mean Warsh may have less room to cut rates and reshape policy than either he or Fed observers expected.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The protection ritual would reshape portions of that field, reweaving the net into a barrier around their camp.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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