rearranging

present participle of rearrange

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearranging
Verb
  • Despite the extra funding, the budget continues a trend of relying on reserves, shifting funds, borrowing and suspending debt payments to balance state spending.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Its advanced traction control and adaptive gait algorithms enable secure movement across slippery, loose, or shifting surfaces, including gravel, sand, wet metal grating, and cluttered factory floors.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Ashton's journey from moving bins to cleaning them demonstrates that a complete roadmap isn't necessary; curiosity and taking the next step are crucial.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • These wearable devices are rapidly moving away from novelty into the mainstream.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Rinse cans and bottles before disposing of them.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But positioning a brand toward Gen X isn’t enough — this group craves authenticity, representation, connection and meaningful experiences.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
  • The company is positioning Exceptionally Aged as an evolution of the latter.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Less than five minutes after going up 1-0, Bosnia-Herzegovina now leads 2-0, putting it in great place to advance to the knockout stage.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Data center demand grows Artificial intelligence and cloud computing have intensified the search for reliable, around-the-clock power sources, putting advanced nuclear technologies in the spotlight.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.
    Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
  • Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein’s new album begins by depositing you into a new world.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
  • By orienting the spacecraft so the solar panels face the sun and the radiators face the deep vacuum of space, efficiency skyrockets for both.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • No other airline has plans to compete with the carrier, sticking instead to traditional one-stop gateways, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Singapore.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • Those who cannot twerk usually fall back on sticking their tongues down each other’s throats, because this is Love Island, after all.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026
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“Rearranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearranging. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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