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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Even so, Ambere was rearranging her schedule to come pick me up.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
This one can be rearranged to suit any living room layout, and the chaise ottomans open to reveal storage underneath.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The Sun and Earth’s magnetic field lines untangle and rearrange, and for a short while these fields can link together and let the Sun’s plasma in.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Ascension Wisconsin patients insured by UnitedHealthcare are scrambling to find new doctors or rearrange their health care plans, after contract negotiations between the health system and insurer failed.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
This one can be rearranged to suit any living room layout, and the chaise ottomans open to reveal storage underneath.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The Sun and Earth’s magnetic field lines untangle and rearrange, and for a short while these fields can link together and let the Sun’s plasma in.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Ascension Wisconsin patients insured by UnitedHealthcare are scrambling to find new doctors or rearrange their health care plans, after contract negotiations between the health system and insurer failed.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Rearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearrange. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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