rearrange
verb
re·ar·range
ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj 
rearranged; rearranging
: to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way
rearranged the flowers on the table
rearrange the furniture
I rearranged my hair/clothes/glasses.
… anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to form different words or phrases.—
Carolyn Phelan
Carolyn Phelan… massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.—Daniel Ross
Daniel RossSarah is more or less grimacing now …. In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.—Aurelie Sheehan
Aurelie Sheehan… rearranging their lives … to go back to school, to get the education that was denied them or that they did not want when they were young.—Ruth Dorgan
Ruth Dorgan… thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.—Ken Young
Ken YoungExamples of rearrange in a Sentence
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But every so often, especially after a big Atlantic storm, the sandbars below get rearranged, and lucky beachgoers can find items like gold and silver coins and jewelry washed ashore.
—Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
This will be during the cocktail hour between the wedding and reception, while the venue is rearranged.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
The White House staff of roughly 90 people packed and unpacked the president’s belongings and stock and rearranged the White House to the incoming president’s liking.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, professional photographer Steven Sebring followed the poet-singer-punk progenitor across time and space, then rearranged the pieces into an impressionistic collage.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
This will be during the cocktail hour between the wedding and reception, while the venue is rearranged.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
The White House staff of roughly 90 people packed and unpacked the president’s belongings and stock and rearranged the White House to the incoming president’s liking.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, professional photographer Steven Sebring followed the poet-singer-punk progenitor across time and space, then rearranged the pieces into an impressionistic collage.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Rearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearrange. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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