REARRANGE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

rearrange

verb

Definition of rearrange

as in to reorder

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Recent Examples of rearrange Loyal Otto — rearrange the letters in his name — has a Tin Man-esque steel plate in his head; Marino and Slattery both share the Cowardly Lion’s temper. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The Service During my flight, which was approximately 50% full, the crew was thoughtful and attentive, even offering to rearrange seating and give additional space to a passenger with an anxious pet. — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Producers chemically rearrange fatty acids on the glycerol molecule in a modification process called interesterification, which makes the oil solid and the fats more uniformly distributed. — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 The living do that for them, and the living can arrive with flowers and still rearrange the dead. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rearrange

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With just four laps remaining, there was every prospect of the race finishing under caution as there wouldn’t be time to reorder the cars and then conduct a restart.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Who has time to reorder so frequently?

— Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of reorder

Verb

The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Instead of dealing with rental cars or busy trailheads, travelers just want to step out their front door, lace up and move.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Beyond those conversations, Berry’s use of her platform, especially that of her social media account, is a gateway into disposing assumptions about women of a mature age.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Centrist Democrats are not socialists, not revolutionaries, and not disposed to blame Zionist conspiracies for every trouble in American life, including police brutality and urban gentrification.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispose

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Hospitals and other healthcare providers have warned that the changes could put additional financial pressure on rural facilities that rely heavily on Medicaid reimbursements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
But the band fury is as climactic as anything that could be done continuing to have the full ensemble play… and Dudamel looked happy enough to put his baton down, turn around and just watch the group play for a few minutes.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of put

Verb

This June, his administration largely shifted special-education oversight to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Rather, this is a dangerous, shape-shifting synthetic entity that ravaged their entire planet.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shift

Verb

The single-family residence located in the 4700 block of Wheeler Drive in Fremont was sold on June 12, for $1,207,000, or $1,051 per square foot.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
One of the two nests spotted this year was found inside a patch of barley left as a habitat by a farmer, with the other nest located less than a mile away, according to the charity.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of locate

Verb

The company also says the plant will use inputs that are free from Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions from the beginning of operations, positioning it as a domestic source for a critical battery material.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Founded by Kemmu and Nihalani, the company has positioned itself around backing stories described as authentic and character-driven, aiming to balance creative ambition with commercial appeal.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of position

Verb

The property is situated on a lot spanning 5,400 square feet.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Penelope, too, is asked to occupy a landscape that frightens her, not only as a neurodivergent child in a neurotypical culture, but as a child now situated in an adult world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

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