rearrange
verb
re·ar·range
ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj 
rearranged; rearranging
: to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way
rearranged the flowers on the table
rearrange the furniture
I rearranged my hair/clothes/glasses.
… anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to form different words or phrases.—
Carolyn Phelan
Carolyn Phelan… massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.—Daniel Ross
Daniel RossSarah is more or less grimacing now …. In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.—Aurelie Sheehan
Aurelie Sheehan… rearranging their lives … to go back to school, to get the education that was denied them or that they did not want when they were young.—Ruth Dorgan
Ruth Dorgan… thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.—Ken Young
Ken YoungExamples of rearrange in a Sentence
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She is shown whirring through the reels, cutting out celluloid strips of scenes, and placing them on a light box to figure out how to rearrange them.
—The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
All are eager to rearrange the party more to their ideological liking, though their views of how to fix what went wrong are often diametrically opposed.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Every week, Lenny had to rearrange the records on his wall to reflect the order of the Top 40 chart made by the local radio station WLS.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
These features provide the ability to vacuum under furniture, in corners, and in other hard-to-reach places without having to rearrange the entire house in the process.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
All are eager to rearrange the party more to their ideological liking, though their views of how to fix what went wrong are often diametrically opposed.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Every week, Lenny had to rearrange the records on his wall to reflect the order of the Top 40 chart made by the local radio station WLS.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
These features provide the ability to vacuum under furniture, in corners, and in other hard-to-reach places without having to rearrange the entire house in the process.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rearrange
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“Rearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearrange. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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