1
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
will work out a visitation arrangement in court
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2
as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
an artistic arrangement of the vases on the shelf
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3
as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the close arrangement of the figures in the family portrait is meant to be symbolic of their close emotional attachment
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4
as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the ill-advised arrangement of works in the piano recital resulted in pieces of similar mood being played back-to-back
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Recent Examples of arrangement
When managers and employees don’t share the same work arrangement, like a remote manager who manages onsite staff, communication breakdowns and mismatched expectations increase stress levels.
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William Arruda, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The score — with music and arrangements by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and orchestrations by Doug Besterman — is tuneful, fizzy and fun.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
But, for Devin and Brendan, their arrangement seems to be paying off.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The first nine games demonstrated how difficult the arrangement might be.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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William Arruda, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The score — with music and arrangements by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and orchestrations by Doug Besterman — is tuneful, fizzy and fun.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
But, for Devin and Brendan, their arrangement seems to be paying off.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The first nine games demonstrated how difficult the arrangement might be.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrangement
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Many Itasca residents demonstrated against the plan at rallies and local meetings.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Rouse and fellow community leaders hatched a plan to recreate a stagecoach station that had served the town in the late 1800s when the area was a stop on the line running between Leavenworth, Kansas and Pike’s Peak in Colorado.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2025
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Some games won't be compatible, but that will likely be a short list dependent upon the original Joy-Cons' layout and features.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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The food, the layout and the rise of women’s sports means Tom’s draws about half women these days, better than a typical watering hole.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Conspicuously anglo human characters resemble the generic design often seen in low-rent CG fare produced overseas: large heads with pristine skin and pronounced facial features.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cartier earned its reputation as one of Paris’ preeminent jewelers when Louis Cartier joined the firm in 1898 and took design in house.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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In just one transporting sequence that’s almost too much to take in, Coogler traces a line from the blues of the 1930s back to its origins and forward to its influences on funk and beyond.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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This detonation will spew material at the other white dwarf, triggering the same devastating sequence.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Through countless films, TV series, Amblin events, awards campaigns and our public relations strategy—this is where Marvin came alive.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump is letting the promise of AI slip away In the middle of all this tariff chaos, Trump’s AI strategy remains unclear.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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But what takes the Mývatn Nature Baths from wonderful to the stuff of fantasy is the scenic view: The baths overlook a valley dotted with craters, volcanic rock formations, and, of course, the occasional Icelandic horse.—
Maggie Fuller,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
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Parents need to evaluate how their child's name will affect their identity formation and relationship with both parents while also considering potential challenges like name changes.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The thickness and composition of the Martian atmosphere over time is also an open question.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still another composition features a Google Translate interpretation of an essay Vara wrote in Spanish, which contains both mistranslations and stretches where the software turned flawed Spanish into grammatical English.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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San Francisco will tie clean needle distribution for drug users to treatment and counseling San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city’s drug overdose crisis requires a bolder approach to getting illicit drug users off the streets and into treatment.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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That and other projects could see Western increase its capital expenditures over the next few years—and might leave less room for ambitious distribution raises.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Arrangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrangement. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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