1
as in plans
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
will work out a visitation arrangement in court
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2
as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
an artistic arrangement of the vases on the shelf
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3
as in designs
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the close arrangement of the figures in the family portrait is meant to be symbolic of their close emotional attachment
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the ill-advised arrangement of works in the piano recital resulted in pieces of similar mood being played back-to-back
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Recent Examples of arrangements
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
For his latest Max Mara collection, Griffiths designed many looks with bare backs demarcated with harness-like arrangements of black elastic straps.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition to disrupting the students’ routines, parents said the school closure forced them to scramble to make child care arrangements.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
An arch adorned in white floral arrangements was behind them.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Southbound drivers will have to make alternative arrangements for driving into San Diego along Interstate 5 beginning Friday night and lasting through the weekend, state transportation officials say.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
But the complex web of financial agreements signed by OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT bot, with other technology and chipmaking companies has led some investors to question vendor financing arrangements and the connected nature of the AI ecosystem .
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
The necessary arrangements had to be made, on the planet, and in the sky.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
King Charles is reportedly cracking down on royal family housing arrangements and ordering non-working royals to fund their own lifestyles.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
For his latest Max Mara collection, Griffiths designed many looks with bare backs demarcated with harness-like arrangements of black elastic straps.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
In addition to disrupting the students’ routines, parents said the school closure forced them to scramble to make child care arrangements.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
An arch adorned in white floral arrangements was behind them.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Southbound drivers will have to make alternative arrangements for driving into San Diego along Interstate 5 beginning Friday night and lasting through the weekend, state transportation officials say.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
But the complex web of financial agreements signed by OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT bot, with other technology and chipmaking companies has led some investors to question vendor financing arrangements and the connected nature of the AI ecosystem .
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
The necessary arrangements had to be made, on the planet, and in the sky.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrangements
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Many clubs across the English football pyramid, such as Manchester City and Leeds United, have posted on their websites about their Remembrance Day plans for this weekend.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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And no columns to get in the way Decades of retrofitting the 1928 courthouse resulted in some awkward layouts for smaller courtrooms.—
Douglas Hanks
November 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The findings produced several best-practice recommendations for optimizing alpine PV layouts.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The simplicity of the marks is echoed in the Godna collection, whose designs feature articulated ribs of high-polish 18-karat yellow gold lined with pavé diamonds and holding larger diamonds.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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But what's really cool is how the movie brings those story lines together in a narrative filled with intriguing twists, gnarly kills, heroic sacrifices and a slew of nifty new Predator designs.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Each character has their own specialized sequences for these moments, and can go a step further once their synergy meter fills, allowing two fighters to do a special team-up that’s also customized to each individual pairing.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The book has a lot of action sequences and also physical transformations.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lightweight luggage, versatile clothing, and clever carry-on strategies that anticipate the little headaches most travelers overlook.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Despite over a century of investigation, there is still no cure, but advances in diagnostic tools, treatments and preventive strategies continue to offer hope for slowing the disease and improving quality of life for patients and caregivers.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Besides the beach, the landscape has natural rock formations, sand dunes, and mandacaru cacti.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thousands of tree swallows float down the coast, rising into snow globe formations when a deadly falcon appears on the scene.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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In terms of what’s next, the duo hinted at a weight management offering coming at the beginning of 2026, as well as possibilities for additional formats.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The organization keeps the food banks in a rotation so distributions go out evenly, although the nonprofit also considers which pantries are most in need.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet even as deal activity and exits start to increase, fundraising from institutional investors continues to fall due to a lack of distributions and poor performance in many funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Arrangements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrangements. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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