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
  • The overall workload is decreasing even though the company ships products to more customers — thanks to AI capabilities such as container reconciliation automation and self-services for reordering packaging materials and checking inventory.
    Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Three massive, concurrent tectonic shifts are reordering in dramatic ways how America and the world will get, and consume, information in the years ahead: Trust in traditional media is vanishing.
    Axios, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of reorder
Verb
  • But the regulation has met with stiff opposition among growers and local officials who contend costlier alternatives for disposing of waste impose a burden on California farmers and put them at a competitive disadvantage.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Club chairman Dean Spanos moved quickly in disposing of coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco the morning after the most dreadful four quarters in franchise history.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of dispose
Verb
  • The couple had just moved from their modest fixer-upper in Altadena’s Janes Village to their dream home in architect Gregory Ain’s Park Planned homes, when the Eaton fire roared to life.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • While Alt moved from the left side to the right, Latham made the reverse transition and played well in his first season at left tackle.
    Dane Brugler, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of move
Verb
  • Finally, business education must shift accordingly, embedding ecological literacy and social-impact analysis into the core curriculum.
    London Business School, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Carter’s retirement shifts the conversation in Springfield away from the backlash against him, though lawmakers have said the task remains to address transit funding and reform, including the proposal to consolidate agencies.
    Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of shift
Verb
  • Readying For The Next Wave No doubt, there will be many who put and keep mediocre AI tools on the market.
    Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In a separate development, the news comes a day after Adams’ preliminary budget plan left off $112 million currently allocated for 3-K, a move that could put thousands of early childhood seats at risk of being eliminated by the summer.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of put
Verb
  • The boutique, situated near stores such as Y-3, Ganni, Sandro, Skims, Prada and Dior, marks the latest move in the brand’s expansion, with plans to roll out several more brick-and-mortar locations in key markets.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • It is situated at the northwestern tip of the African continent.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of situate
Verb
  • The investigation stemmed from the June 8, 2017, shooting at a parking lot in the Fair Oaks Plaza, located in the 900 block of E. Duane Avenue.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a potential burglary call at Vice President Harris' home in Brentwood, California, located within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone early Sunday, according to local reports.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of locate
Verb
  • Pearl’s offense has long been oriented around flex concepts: Basically, when a defender sets what looks like a cross screen just outside of the paint, allowing his teammate to cut untouched parallel to the baseline.
    Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • What’s needed is a fundamental cultural shift at Boeing that’s oriented around safety and quality above profits.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of orient
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