reshuffle

verb

re·​shuf·​fle (ˌ)rē-ˈshə-fəl How to pronounce reshuffle (audio)
reshuffled; reshuffling; reshuffles

transitive verb

1
: to shuffle again
reshuffle a deck of cards
2
: to reorganize usually by the redistribution of existing elements
the cabinet was reshuffled by the prime minister
reshuffle noun

Examples of reshuffle in a Sentence

The dealer reshuffled the cards.
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Instead, the agency is trying to reshuffle its workforce and move employees from larger offices to critically understaffed locations in hopes of balancing the scales. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 May 2025 The other levers include negotiating with suppliers, changing up product selection, shifting where items come from and reshuffling the timing of orders. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 21 May 2025 In 2018, the White House proposed reshuffling the agency to put it under the purview of just the CDC. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025 Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, recently reshuffled several committee assignments, removing or reassigning Republican members. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reshuffle

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of reshuffle was in 1830

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“Reshuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reshuffle. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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reshuffle

verb
re·​shuf·​fle (ˈ)rē-ˈshəf-əl How to pronounce reshuffle (audio)
1
: to shuffle again
2
: to reorganize usually by switching around existing parts
the president reshuffled the cabinet
reshuffle noun

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