reshuffle

verb re·shuf·fle \ (ˌ)rē-ˈshə-fəl \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of reshuffle

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

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reshuffle

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The dealer reshuffled the cards.

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Having slyly acclimatized the audience to a naturalistic comedy about the frailty of memory, Albee gleefully reshuffles the cards.

— jesse green, New York Times, "Review: Glenda Jackson Gets Her Queen Lear Moment in ‘Three Tall Women’," 29 Mar. 2018
In February, five people familiar with the matter told NBC News that the president was looking to further reshuffle his inner circle and find a new national security adviser.

— adam edelman /, NBC News, "Trump replaces H.R. McMaster with John Bolton as his national security adviser," 22 Mar. 2018
Jordan Power rests with King Abdullah II who has the final say on policy issues, appointing and frequently reshuffling the Cabinet as a means of deflecting public frustration.

— dan perry, The Christian Science Monitor, "Seven years after Arab Spring, democracy wavers in Middle East," 22 Mar. 2018
In the last few years, Putin has methodically reshuffled Cabinet members and provincial governors.

— Washington Post, "Putin’s dilemma: Scrap term limits or choose a successor," 19 Mar. 2018
Oil futures rose sharply Friday to end the week higher as investors focused on escalating geopolitical risk as President Donald Trump reshuffled his cabinet.

— neanda salvaterra, WSJ, "Oil Futures Settle Higher," 16 Mar. 2018
Career prosecutors emphasized that new administrations reshuffle the Justice Department’s priorities, de-emphasizing or shuttering projects that previous administrations had supported to devote resources to their own agendas.

— katie benner, New York Times, "Justice Dept. Office to Make Legal Aid More Accessible Is Quietly Closed," 1 Feb. 2018
In response, the city reshuffled some funds and got financial assistance from another HUD disaster relief competition, ultimately committing an additional $176 million to protect Reyes’s area.

— alec appelbaum, Newsweek, "Climate Change Is Rewiring Government-Citizen Relationships," 30 May 2016
That's possible, and that would reshuffle some things.

— bill landis, cleveland.com, "Where will Ohio State basketball open NCAA Tournament play?," 8 Mar. 2018

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Definition of reshuffle for English Language Learners

: to shuffle (cards) again
: to change the way the parts of (something) are arranged or organized

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