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verb re·or·der \ (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-dər \

Definition of reorder

transitive verb

1 :to arrange in a different way

2 :to give a reorder for

intransitive verb

:to place a reorder

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Examples of reorder in a Sentence

I had to reorder the shirt because they sent the wrong size.
The book sold out the first day, and the store reordered 500 copies.
Call us when you're ready to reorder.
You need to reorder your priorities.
The coach reordered the batting lineup.
After her husband's death, she reordered her life.

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Shoppers who want to reorder their favorites have to link their Walmart account to Google Express.

— anne d'innocenzio, chicagotribune.com, "Walmart dives into voice-activated shopping with Google," 23 Aug. 2017
His base, about 35 percent of the American electorate, has waited a lifetime for a president to stand up, speak out, and reorder the world order.

— alex carp, Daily Intelligencer, "13 Predictions on How Long Trump’s Presidency Will Last," 25 June 2017
In doing so, the king swept aside his son’s older rival, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, upending decades of royal custom and profoundly reordering the kingdom’s inner power structure.

— ben hubbard, New York Times, "Saudi King Rewrites Succession, Replacing Heir With Son, 31," 21 June 2017
In his note, Turner also suggested more far-fetched integrations are possible, such as Dash reordering buttons for users’ favorite restaurants.

— amina elahi, chicagotribune.com, "Is Amazon hungry for Grubhub? Analyst thinks food delivery leader could be next," 19 June 2017
A censored, reordered and even less comprehensible version played U.S. theaters.

— michael phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Beat the Devil' a Bogart oddity, digitally restored to its oddball fullest," 16 June 2017
Based on their work, Uber soared to a nearly $70 billion valuation, reordering the transportation industry across the world along the way.

— mike isaac, New York Times, "A Top Uber Executive Departs, Fraying the Company’s ‘A-Team’," 12 June 2017
With off-days on Thursday and Monday, however, the Dodgers opted to reorder the rotation so that Kershaw didn't have too much time in between starts.

— zack meisel, cleveland.com, "No Cy Young clash after all: Dodgers shuffle rotation, so Clayton Kershaw and Corey Kluber won't duel," 11 June 2017
In pulling out of the Paris climate accord, [Trump] has created a vacuum of global leadership that presents ripe opportunities to allies and adversaries alike to reorder the world’s power structure …

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Lawmakers baffled that immigration getting short shrift in Washington," 2 June 2017

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First Known Use of reorder

1579

reorder

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Definition of reorder

:an order like a previous order placed with the same supplier

Recent Examples of reorder from the Web

And an in-store sale could easily become an online reorder if the customer and his or her pet enjoys the product.

— daniel b. kline, USA TODAY, "Target is going after the four-legged market," 11 Aug. 2017
As Bustle first noticed, the company's website offers shoppers the option to set up automatic reorders on almost any non-limited edition Lush product.

— andrea park, Glamour, "ICYMI: Lush Has a Subscription Service for Nearly Every Product," 3 Aug. 2017
BANKING ON LOYALTY Convenience can come in the form of Dash buttons, which put reorders of baby wipes or coffee beans a finger-press away.

— Washington Post, "Amazon isn’t technically dominant, but it pervades our lives," 19 July 2017

First Known Use of reorder

1883

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Definition of reorder for English Language Learners

: to order (something) again
: to arrange (something) in a different order

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