reshuffle

present singular third person reshuffles · participle present reshuffling · participle past reshuffled · past reshuffled

1. To shuffle something again, especially playing cards.
2. To reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts.

   The girls are constantly reshuffled into new permutations in order to feed the J-pop market's insatiable demand for fresh looks and faces.

   2005 August 21, Chris Campion, “J-Pop's dream factory”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021

plural reshuffles

1. An instance of reshuffling, a reorganization.

   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.

   2023 January 11, Maggie Simpson tells Tom Allett, “Freight's champion”, in RAIL, number 974, page 41

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   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.

   1961 August, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 505

   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.

   2011 January 18, David Dulin, “Cardiff 0 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2011

   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.

   2026 January 28, “Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026