rearrangement
noun
re·ar·range·ment
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plural rearrangements
Definition of rearrangement
1
: 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
2
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
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The kitchen got a similar top-to-bottom overhaul plus new stainless steel fixtures and some rearrangement to improve workflow. — al, "Renovated Heroes ready for game day (and more) at USA," 23 Aug. 2019 The space between my two front teeth, the one that started all this, looks OK to me, but my crowded bottom teeth resist rearrangement. — Summer Block, Longreads, "Better Late," 23 Aug. 2019 By contrast, the distinct yolk and white in an unbroken egg limits the possibilities for atomic-level rearrangement. — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, "The Fuzzball Fix for a Black Hole Paradox," 23 June 2015 West sings, often standing in front of a keyboard, as the guest vocalists provide backup in gospel rearrangements of his songs. — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, "Gwen Stefani praises religious revamp of her song at Kanye West's 'Sunday Service'," 24 May 2019 Eventually, the three girls will have their own rooms, prompting the need for the radical rearrangement of space. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "Reviving the Heart of Rome by Adding Nordic Style," 15 Jan. 2019 There’s been a lot of rearrangement of companies, mergers. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "Transcript: WSJ Interview With Chicago Fed President Charles Evans," 11 July 2018 Who will decide whether the policy is a fundamental change or simply an institutional rearrangement? — Julia Azari, Vox, "How “abolish ICE” illustrates the importance of party politics," 2 July 2018 However, inhibition of p53 leaves the cell transiently vulnerable to the introduction of chromosomal rearrangements and other tumorigenic mutations. — Sharon Begley, STAT, "Archived chat: last week in CRISPR — cancer, patents, and a dip in the market," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rearrangement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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