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
… massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.—Daniel Ross
Sarah is more or less grimacing now …. In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.—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
… thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.—Ken Young
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This dream-logic nightmare begs you to wrestle with it, rearrange it, decode it, and find your own terrifying answers.
—EW.com, 23 May 2025
This hardtop gazebo is large enough to cover a dining area, and this outdoor sectional can be rearranged to fit your space.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
The set includes four chairs—each one of them lightweight enough to easily rearrange, or stack for storing.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
The high temperatures in the kiln rearrange the atoms in the soft clay.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
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“Rearrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearrange. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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