reshuffle

verb

re·​shuf·​fle (ˌ)rē-ˈshə-fəl 

reshuffled; reshuffling; reshuffles

transitive verb

1

: to shuffle again

reshuffle a deck of cards

2

: to reorganize usually by the redistribution of existing elements

the cabinet was reshuffled by the prime minister

reshuffle noun

Examples of reshuffle in a Sentence

The dealer reshuffled the cards.

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, the agency is trying to reshuffle its workforce and move employees from larger offices to critically understaffed locations in hopes of balancing the scales. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 31 May 2025

The other levers include negotiating with suppliers, changing up product selection, shifting where items come from and reshuffling the timing of orders. —Alina Selyukh, NPR, 21 May 2025

In 2018, the White House proposed reshuffling the agency to put it under the purview of just the CDC. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025

Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Salinas, recently reshuffled several committee assignments, removing or reassigning Republican members. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for reshuffle

• duffel
• duffle
• muffle
• ruffle
• scuffle
• shuffle
• truffle

Kids Definition

reshuffle

verb

re·​shuf·​fle (ˈ)rē-ˈshəf-əl 

1

: to shuffle again

2

: to reorganize usually by switching around existing parts

the president reshuffled the cabinet

reshuffle noun