Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearranging
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Pressing for clearer answers For months, frustration among stakeholders has centered on numbers that keep shifting as the district revises its budget projections.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026 -
Congress holds power of the purse The shifting funds are certain to ignite growing concerns in Congress over the separation of powers, and the president’s use of federal funds allocated by lawmakers.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Officers can use voice commands, and if those don’t work options include pepper spray, a baton, a TASER or fire extinguisher, though some are more difficult to use on a fast-moving animal, the directive says.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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Rinse cans and bottles before disposing of them.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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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
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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
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The company is positioning Exceptionally Aged as an evolution of the latter.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Then there’s writing it, and then there’s putting it out.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Despite her shooting woes, Clark still controlled the game by consistently putting teammates in position to score.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.—
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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Booker Stardrum and Evan Shornstein’s new album begins by depositing you into a new world.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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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
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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
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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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