renumber
verb
re·num·ber
(ˌ)rē-ˈnəm-bər 
renumbered; renumbering
: to assign new numbers to (something)
renumber the pages
… S. 1950, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 … . (It would later be renumbered S. 1982).—
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The deferred funds will free up spending on some projects in the design and planning stage, such as a goal to renumber gates and terminals and improve signage for travelers.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The new Fred’s will replace a current retail building at 101 N. Magnolia St., but the owners will ask Crowley to renumber it as 100 N. Texas St., Wallace said.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
Then, in 1869, the Renumbering Committee came up with a plan to renumber each block in ascending order, eliminate duplicate numbers and fractional numbers, and reserve an adequate store of numbers for empty lots.
—New York Times, 27 Jan. 2021
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Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The new Fred’s will replace a current retail building at 101 N. Magnolia St., but the owners will ask Crowley to renumber it as 100 N. Texas St., Wallace said.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
Then, in 1869, the Renumbering Committee came up with a plan to renumber each block in ascending order, eliminate duplicate numbers and fractional numbers, and reserve an adequate store of numbers for empty lots.
—New York Times, 27 Jan. 2021
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“Renumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renumber. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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