reorder
Americanverb (used with object)
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to put in order again.
to reorder the card file.
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to give a reorder for.
to reorder the books before they're completely sold out.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
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to request (something) to be supplied again or differently
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to arrange, regulate, or dispose (articles) in their proper places again
Other Word Forms
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reordersimple
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reorderssimple
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have reorderedperfect
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has reorderedperfect
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am reorderingprogressive
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are reorderingprogressive
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is reorderingprogressive
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have been reorderingperfect progressive
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has been reorderingperfect progressive
Past
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reorderedsimple
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had reorderedperfect
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was reorderingprogressive
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were reorderingprogressive
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had been reorderingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reorder
Example Sentences
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"All major wars of this magnitude ultimately reorder the chess board," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
One in three corporate employers polled said AI was beginning to reorder hiring plans, with at least some entry-level jobs replaced by the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“January is a reorder month after the holidays, and some buying appears to be to get ahead of expected price increases due to ongoing tariff issues,” said Susan Spence, chairwoman of the index.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
Its extraordinary success stands as a potent reminder—particularly for policymakers—of how quickly innovation can reorder entire industries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
I take the time to reorder my supplies, wad up the sleeping bag, and messily stuff everything into the backpack.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Greenland’s rising profile in international affairs reflects the larger global scramble for the Arctic as climate change opens maritime routes and reorders geopolitics at the top of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
His cutup rearranges, revises, reorders and reduces Purcell’s score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
The dash button is a Wi-Fi connected device that reorders a product with the press of a button.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2016
Their traditional anchors — affordable housing and jobs that pay a living wage — have weakened as the city reorders itself around the whims of the wealthy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2013
The reorders from the local stores came in slowly, too slowly for our set-up.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association
His top holdings include Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Spain’s BBVA, and Japanese industrial firms that are benefiting from reordered supply chains and government reforms.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Winning Team Publishing printed 200,000 copies and has already reordered more, a spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Saints slowly recovered from the onslaught with Smith moulding some shape into his reordered backline.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
But first-time candidate Garvey, a National League MVP and former star for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, reordered the contest that also features Democratic Reps.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
I reordered the upload sequence so the files I needed access to right away would get transferred first.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Jesus wasn’t offering a mild religious sentiment; he was announcing a reordering of the world.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
To better understand why reordering American life trumped creating shareholder value, consider a recent paper that calculated the compound returns for publicly listed companies from 1925 to 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Elsewhere in the region, a rapid reordering of relations and alliances is taking place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
President Trump’s first year back in the White House was punctuated by tariff uncertainty, a reordering of global trade and a shake-up in financial markets — but not the recession that some feared.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 4, 2026
“So you spend years developing the perfect organizational system, which even has a convenient place for your historical-fictional-travelogue-memoir. You and the scrivs spend decades slowly identifying, sorting and reordering tens of thousands of books.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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