rearrangement

noun

re·ar·range·ment ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj-mənt

plural rearrangements

: the act of rearranging something or someone or the state of being rearranged

rearrangement of the furniture

changes that will require some rearrangement of the schedule

… lifting her hands for some rearrangement of her hat.—

Henry James

chemistry : a shifting of the atoms or groups in the molecule of a compound to form an isomeric compound

Examples of rearrangement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rodrygo has become the sacrificial lamb of a tactical rearrangement, and seems to have lost importance with his manager while being more increasingly confined to the bench. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Beijing explicitly seeks a rearrangement of the balance of power in Asia and a greater voice for China in international affairs. —

Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2022 It is thought to involve the rearrangement of the crust of the neutron star, forced by the intense forces generated by the staggeringly intense magnetic field. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024 The common assumption has been that these rearrangements are hardwired and follow simple mechanical algorithms carried out by genes, but Levin suspected it wasn't so preordained. —

Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rearrangement

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