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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The Heritage Automatic has undergone resizing to a contemporary 38 mm to align with current standards.
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
There's likely not much that Apple has to worry about on the developer front in terms of app compatibility—the company has been laying the groundwork for apps to resize and work on any Apple platform ever since the introduction of the M1 chipset in the MacBook Air.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 23 July 2024
Copilot is being changed from a persistent sidebar into an app window that can be resized, minimized, and pinned and unpinned from the taskbar, just like any other app.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
There will be a new controls gallery with new options, and users can resize and adjust the apps as well as adjust options for the lock screen and reprogram the action button and other features.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
There's likely not much that Apple has to worry about on the developer front in terms of app compatibility—the company has been laying the groundwork for apps to resize and work on any Apple platform ever since the introduction of the M1 chipset in the MacBook Air.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 23 July 2024
Copilot is being changed from a persistent sidebar into an app window that can be resized, minimized, and pinned and unpinned from the taskbar, just like any other app.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024
There will be a new controls gallery with new options, and users can resize and adjust the apps as well as adjust options for the lock screen and reprogram the action button and other features.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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“Resize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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