reshuffle
/ɹiʃˈʌfəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
verb
To reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts.
noun
An instance of reshuffling, a reorganization.
Example Sentences
- "The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces."
- "The changeover to almost exclusive electric and diesel working on the London-Ashford-Kent Coast main line at the beginning of the summer timetable naturally initiated a widespread reshuffle of steam motive power, involving some moves of considerable interest."
- "Danny Higginbotham was the only survivor from the weekend win over Bolton - but the Stoke captain lasted just 10 minutes before being forced off injured. That meant a reshuffle to the visitors' defence who were the busier in a lacklustre first half."
- "Simpson had also been due to meet new Rail Minister Kevin Foster, but that too had to be cancelled on the day because of a further reshuffle."
- "Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary, knew that a reshuffle in Minneapolis was bad news for her. She was, after all, the woman in charge of immigration."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English shuffle English reshuffle From re- + shuffle.