rearranging

present participle of rearrange

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearranging
Verb
  • Moyes rejigged his attack, bringing in £35million summer signing Tyler Dibling for Dewsbury-Hall and shifting Iliman Ndiaye into the No 10 role.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The mini-alliances keep shifting.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hurts then hit Jahan Dotson for 24 yards, moving the Eagles to the Denver 29-yard line with nine seconds left.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In a positive sign, Nunoo was moving his hands and fingers, according to Sutton.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps a new coaching staff will be better at positioning Lee and left fielder Heliot Ramos, who gave back most, if not all, of their offensive value on the defensive side.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After years of positioning themselves against government shutdowns as a matter of principle, Senate Democrats are holding their position far more firmly than during a similar fight over immigration protections in 2018.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The bag may be a method of capturing and disposing of space debris.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • After disposing of the product, Trader Joe's customers can reach the company by phone at 626-599-3817, or by filling out an online form.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Or putting one inside a carry-on just in case.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.
    Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pederson had been withdrawing money from the Ronald McDonald House checking account and depositing it into her personal PayPal account, according to the criminal complaint.
    Karen Madden, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Athletes can use the data to optimize their performance by adjusting their body position, customizing the design of their chair, and positioning and orienting their wheels with respect to their shoulders.
    Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2022
Verb
  • My cross-cultural background played a significant role in situating the project across two cities that are worlds apart geographically and culturally.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The promise of Sherald’s exhibition underscored the High’s commitment to situating Black artists at the forefront of its programming, a priority that has only grown more urgent as Atlanta continues to expand its identity as an art capital.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Rearranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearranging. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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