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to reshuffle

to reshuffle

7 4.8
To change the order of people or objects, for example cards
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈʃʌfəl/
translation icon : reorganizar
  • But the recent protests have reshuffled the cards dramatically.
  • reshuffle his cabinet
  • reshuffle the deck
  • reshuffled the cards

Dare you say that we can reshuffle the indexes so that symmetry should be permutation symmetry.

Examples

  • And yet the team is able to reshuffle the deck and get the job done.

    Blog text (24)
  • And the sudden appearance of a breakthrough technology or the imposition of a new regulatory regime could reshuffle the deck.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Now, at the end of the game, suddenly you're looking to reshuffle the deck, huh?

  • Economic activity would be reshuffled from the public to the private sector and from the financial sector to the enterprise sector.

    Academic text (2018)
  • OK, now it's time to reshuffle and organise my drawers.

  • Major changes and ongoing trends are reshuffling the hierarchy of great powers.

    Academic text (1999)
  • With incentives being restored, resources would be reshuffled from speculative investment toward investment in fixed and human capital.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Critics say that privatization has not yielded new money, and the resources are just reshuffled from other bureaucracies.

    Academic text (1990)
  • After the formation of South Carolina in 1670, the Yamasees again reshuffled, with some settling along the Savannah River for better access to trade.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The manager decided to reshuffle the team to improve efficiency and collaboration.

Synonyms

to reassign
vsto reshuffle
74 4.1

Move a person to a different job or place of work within a company

covers broader rearrangements of people or positions, not only single transfers
to regroup
vsto reshuffle
66 4.1

Organize people or things again after a problem

is about changing individual positions or order rather than regrouping teams
to restructure
vsto reshuffle
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

is narrower, focusing on changing people or positions rather than broad strategic shifts
to shake up
vsto reshuffle
  • Informal
55 4.3

To change how a group or system is arranged to make it work better

is often a calmer rearrangement of people or posts rather than a dramatic shake
to rearrange
vsto reshuffle
48 2.1

To move things so they are in a new order

is similar but usually targets people or job positions rather than any items
to reorganize
vsto reshuffle
43 3.4

To change the way something is arranged to make it work better

is more about changing who fills roles rather than overall structural improvement
to retool
vsto reshuffle
8 5.9

Change a plan or system to make it work better

targets rearranging people or positions rather than updating tools or processes
to reorder
vsto reshuffle
3 2.7

To arrange items again in a different order

is about rearranging roles or people rather than only changing sequence
to rejigger
vsto reshuffle
  • Informal
2 7.8

To change something a little so it works better

involves more formal or significant repositioning of people or roles
to permute
vsto reshuffle
  • Specialized
1 8.2

To change the order of things like letters or tiles

is the everyday reordering of people or positions rather than a technical permutation
to rejig
vsto reshuffle
  • Informal
1 7.0

To change the machines and how a factory works to make it work better

is about changing people or positions, not physical machinery or operations
to restaff
vsto reshuffle
7.0

Move current employees to different jobs or teams without hiring new people

focuses on changing people or positions more generally rather than only staffing moves
to reorchestrate
vsto reshuffle
7.5

To change how tasks and people work together in a project

focuses more narrowly on moving people or positions than on coordination patterns
to reassort
vsto reshuffle
6.7

To sort things again into new groups or order

concerns moving people or job positions rather than sorting item categories

How Thorough

to overhaul
35 4.6
to reorganize
43 3.4
to reshuffle
7 4.8
to rearrange
48 2.1
to adjust
317 2.7

Surface Forms

reshuffle infinitive
reshuffled past
reshuffled past participle
reshuffling present participle
reshuffles third person singular

Morphology

reshuffle = shuffle (semi-transparent) = re + shuffle

The prefix 're-' clearly means doing again or anew, but the organizational sense extends metaphorically from literal shuffling or rearranging.

Etymology

Reshuffle is built from re- 'again' and shuffle 'to mix or change the order'. So, to reshuffle a schedule, the cards, or the people in a company is to move things into a new order or give people new positions.