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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Salima Ikram, an archeologist at the American University in Cairo, tells the Guardian that because the desiccation process during mummification takes 40 days, that should have given the embalmers time to rearrange the woman's face.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
There are trillions such connections in the human brain, forming and rearranging circuits of neurons that capture and store information.
—Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 2 Aug. 2024
Middle-distance and distance records have been rearranged.
—Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Strangely absent was the fact that Jefferson literally took a razor blade to the New Testament, rearranging the teachings of Christ and excising the gospels of miracles and anything supernatural.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
There are trillions such connections in the human brain, forming and rearranging circuits of neurons that capture and store information.
—Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 2 Aug. 2024
Middle-distance and distance records have been rearranged.
—Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Strangely absent was the fact that Jefferson literally took a razor blade to the New Testament, rearranging the teachings of Christ and excising the gospels of miracles and anything supernatural.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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“Rearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearrange. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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