rearrange

verb

Definition of rearrangenext
as in to reorder

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearrange
  1. reorder
  2. dispose
  3. move
  4. shift
  5. put
  6. situate
  7. locate
  8. orient
Verb
  • But even though crises and conflicts have reordered the United States’ immediate regional priorities, Washington should not forget that major internal problems continue to befuddle Egypt.
    Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
  • If a consumer asks an AI to reorder peanut butter, where does the brand place its ad? Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of reorder
Verb
  • Not to be the bearers of bad news, but your garbage disposal isn’t as good at disposing of garbage as the name implies.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • He’s charged with disposing of the crime boss’s disloyal ex, played by Coons.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispose
Verb
  • The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His wife Elizabeth, Duchess of York, became Queen in the same sweep, and their daughters, Princess Elizabeth, then 10, and Princess Margaret, then 6, each moved up a spot in the line of succession to the throne, with Princess Elizabeth heir.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • The landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps the company has shifted its mission, adopted new policies, or its leadership style has changed in a way that feels at odds with your own principles.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of shift
Verb
  • The refusal to vacate has put the county in untested legal waters.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The idea morphed into a bowl design that puts more of the 67.500 fans in the lower bowl than any other stadium in the league, also with the smallest upper deck in the NFL, says Evans, the designer of both SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of put
Verb
  • Designed by globally renowned HKS Architects, the property will feature 211 condominiums across its two buildings, Marina Tower and Isla Tower, situated on the shore of Nichupté Lagoon.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The 2,800-square-foot home was situated on nearly an acre and a half of land and featured three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms.
    Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of situate
Verb
  • However, the process is slow due to the time and costs involved in locating each person, obtaining their DNA and testing it.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Naila immediately began calling anyone in Syria who might help locate her sister and her family.
    Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of locate
Verb
  • Cukor’s talent has always been more elusive than that of Ford or Spielberg, directors whose individual styles are clearer and more visually oriented.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The household survey is oriented more toward demographics and is best known as the source of the national unemployment rate.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of orient
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