rearranging

present participle of rearrange

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearranging
Verb
  • And yet, the through-line of its main character's desperation connects Kill List's shifting tones, following a PTSD-addled war veteran's attempts to provide for his family by accepting his friend's offer to team up on a high-paying contract killing job.
    Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Ho Hern Shin, a deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore who led the board's work on AI, presented the practices as a way to help firms adopt the technology responsibly while the ground keeps shifting beneath them.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • As officers approached, the boy appeared disoriented and began moving farther into the water, at times going under the surface, police said.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.
    Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Safely disposing of dead satellites—by dragging them down to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere or boosting them out of the way of other orbiting objects—is a problem the industry still hasn’t solved.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a man who was accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her body around for months before disposing of it.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Rather than operating as a conventional commercial cinema, Saint-Germain-des-Prés is positioning itself as a permanent home for film lovers, combining contemporary auteur cinema, repertory screenings, filmmaker conversations, retrospectives and festival events.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • Ilia’s campaign signals its ongoing commitment to positioning itself at the convergence of art, culture, music and beauty.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Down by 29 at one point, the Knicks stormed all the way back, putting Madison Square Garden into a frenzy.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • Miami Host Committee officials and local politicians were at the Fan Festival on Wednesday as workers bustled around putting the final touches on the park.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Christian Walker followed with a solo homer of his own, depositing an 87 mph slider into the left-field bullpen.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • The lead was short-lived, however, as Rodriguez led off the fifth by depositing a 0-1 cutter from Alcantara over the wall in right-center field.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
  • Humans should take the lead, at the beginning of a project, sketching out the rough drafts, and orienting the thing, before calling in AI to refine, or add, or analyze.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Other alleged nonconsensual behavior cited in the documents included locking the door of his office and sticking his hand in her pocket.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • In qualifying, Antonelli continued his heroics to take pole, but what no one really saw coming was Max Verstappen doing Max Verstappen things and sticking his Red Bull on the first row.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
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“Rearranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearranging. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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