arrangements

noun

plural of arrangement
1
as in plans
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 layouts
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 designs
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 sequences
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 arrangements These are songs that iterate and elevate minor party fouls into dramas of symphonic proportion, arrangements that articulate the heightened emotions churning inside anxious minds. — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Unlike litigation in federal court, arbitration and mediation are generally conducted outside the public judicial process and often subject to confidentiality arrangements. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Similar arrangements were in place in France and would be adopted elsewhere in Europe during the course of the century. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Sports are not unique in attracting potentially abusive arrangements, according to Jones. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity. — Mike McRae 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 Talking about wills, medical wishes, funeral arrangements or who will handle the finances if a parent becomes incapacitated can feel intrusive, particularly when a parent is still healthy and independent. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Shared services require clear accountability, access boundaries, monitoring, escalation paths and recovery arrangements. — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Haltom City announced funeral arrangements for An Truong, the first Vietnamese-American mayor in Tarrant County, who died of complications from cancer on Friday. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrangements
  1. plans
  2. layouts
  3. designs
  4. sequences
  5. strategies
  6. formations
  7. formats
  8. distributions
Noun
  • Because the retail business is rapidly changing, action plans are expected to change.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Le Pen's plans involve billions in new spending and lack credibility, according to Bloomberg Economics.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • Attendees can also compare boats and layouts, meet manufacturers and dealers and find resources for every stage of the sailing journey.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The team also tested PASSAGE on a Unitree G1 humanoid robot across 50 previously unseen physical layouts.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • The handbag would go on to become one of Fendi’s most celebrated designs.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Testing a different reactor design Unlike conventional reactors, which typically use solid fuel, molten salt reactor designs can dissolve nuclear fuel in liquid salt.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of designs
Noun
  • Harris also helped shape the movie’s imagination sequences, pushing Pixar’s artists toward more spontaneous, painterly images rather than the studio’s usual meticulous realism.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This is one shape of [a] research project of systematizing and scaling up searching for useful new tools in large databases and DNA sequences.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • For some young investors, that means money originally allocated to long-term strategies is being funneled to activities built around immediate outcomes.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Other strategies make distributions that may include all three types.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • The program also aims to make the systems easier for soldiers to operate, potentially allowing units outside traditional air defence formations to employ laser weapons against incoming drones.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of formations
Noun
  • As China undergoes a prolonged market reset, luxury players are closing unproductive stores, exploring untapped regional markets and unlocking differentiated crowds with pop-up formats.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • And, based on my observations, some platform algorithms have forced very specific types of creator content formats, producing a formulaic product.
    — William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of formats
Noun
  • To that end, ownership, compensation, distributions and personal guarantees all need to be considered.
    — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Other strategies make distributions that may include all three types.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Arrangements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrangements. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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