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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The crew members will also rearrange parts of the capsule's interior to give themselves more room to live and work over the next 10 days.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Items were rearranged correctly during the inspection.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
And what’s especially interesting is, rather than place a big touchscreen front and center, Hyundai’s gone the direction of tinier, modular screens that can ostensibly be added, removed, or rearranged in the owner’s preference.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
This motion means that particles frequently collide and rearrange, creating weak points inside the battery structure.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
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Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Items were rearranged correctly during the inspection.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
And what’s especially interesting is, rather than place a big touchscreen front and center, Hyundai’s gone the direction of tinier, modular screens that can ostensibly be added, removed, or rearranged in the owner’s preference.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
This motion means that particles frequently collide and rearrange, creating weak points inside the battery structure.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rearrange
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“Rearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearrange. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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