REARRANGE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

rearrange

verb

Definition of rearrange

as in to reorder

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Recent Examples of rearrange He’s surrounded by hangers-on, speaks with an oblique, affectless wisdom, and is named Harlow (rearrange the letters). — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Then there would have to be a way to rearrange the set of numbers to satisfy the conjecture. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 Giant-planet rings are already known to shift over months and years; Saturn’s D ring has measurably shrunk, and Neptune’s Adams arcs rearrange themselves. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026 That way, the space already welcomes conversation, and the furniture is arranged around the central point so guests don’t have to rearrange the furniture themselves. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rearrange

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Verb

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

Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
But Florida has decisively moved beyond an educational system dominated by a single operator — the school district — and toward a new construct where multiple operators provide choices for families.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

According to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, leaves are considered a mandatory recyclable item in Connecticut, meaning that they cannot be disposed in a landfill or incinerator.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
To avoid bear encounters, Fish and Wildlife recommends removing unsecured food from cars and tents, using bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers, and regularly disposing trash.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispose

Verb

After the break, Colleyville Heritage wide receiver Trevi Preische’s 10-yard TD reception helped the Panthers make some progress, but a 23-yard score from Caldwell put Argyle’s lead back to three-scores.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Congress answered with the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which put the Commerce Department in charge of commercial flight.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of put

Verb

Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
Miller points out that the numbers are extremely volatile, and could shift big time by election day.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of shift

Verb

According to local lore, however, Ware’s headless body is not in that grave but instead in her original grave, now located at the bottom of Silver Lake.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Named Gerrothorax maritimus, the salamander-sized ocean creature’s skeletons were discovered in China’s Guizhou Province in an area that was once covered by ocean and located hundreds of miles away from large land masses.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of locate

Verb

Researchers implant pairs of tiny magnets into a muscle and position external sensors over the skin.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Camp and Rodriguez’s Martian Manhunter tackles these themes by positioning real-world horror in a visual fever dream.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of position

Verb

The Cloudveil For those keen to stay in town, there’s no better, more central location than The Cloudveil, situated on Jackson’s historic Town Square.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Her rendition situated her as a part of the South African diaspora that drew musical inspiration from Africa as well as from the American folk music scene.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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