REARRANGE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

rearrange

verb

Definition of rearrange

as in to reorder

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Recent Examples of rearrange There, the team used ultrafast X-ray pulses to observe how atoms and electrons rearrange after being exposed to heat. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Aune is taking a preventative gun violence policy angle, while Pendleton wants to rearrange school funding and spending to ensure quality education. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Libra September 23 – October 22 A new idea could completely rearrange your day. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The school protests have pushed the government to order urgent hires of substitute teachers and rearrange school schedules to address grievances. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 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 facility, constructed next to an existing nuclear plant by the company Posiva, still needs a final thumbs-up from Finland’s nuclear regulator before waste can be disposed there.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of dispose

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Far-right President Javier Milei's sweeping austerity measures, which have pushed millions of Argentines into poverty, could put him at odds with Leo, who has long championed the poor.

— Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
To put that into context, a typical conventional lithium-ion cell has an energy density of around 200–300 Wh/kg.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of put

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For Wilson, broader acceptance in the resale market is key to shifting that balance.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Amenities and experiences The hotel's best amenity is easily the rooftop pool, located on the 28th floor and designed around the shifting colors of the zircon gem.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shift

Verb

Instead, the Houthis resumed fighting stronger than ever, launching a blistering offensive that seized the entire Red Sea coast, encircled Yemen’s third city of Taiz, and positioned themselves to threaten the anti-Houthi capital of Aden.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
NASASpaceflight typically offers live commentary and constantly changing views of the Starship launch pad via remote cameras positioned around Starbase.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of position

Verb

It was situated on a lovely, small piece of land, with a pool and a garden for the summer and a wood stove for the winter.

— Merritt Tierce, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Myers still lives in the town where Houndmouth was conceived — New Albany, Indiana, situated right across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026

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