re·di·rect
ˌrē-də-ˈrekt 
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
redirected; redirecting; redirects
: to change the course or direction of
law
: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination
called the witness back to the stand for redirect
Examples of redirect in a Sentence
Verb
They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water.
Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown.
Visitors to the old website address are redirected automatically to the new one.
I tried to redirect their attention to the other painting.
It's time to redirect your energy to your homework.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Moments later, Josh Doan redirected a net-front puck past Jeremy Swayman.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
The tackle projection is tougher because the athletic limitations show up against speed and redirect.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Based on its category classification, the robot knows its physical limits, which prevents it from crashing and dynamically redirects the movement to safely slide or traverse along the edge of the singularity boundary.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Moments later, Josh Doan redirected a net-front puck past Jeremy Swayman.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Once talented young researchers leave the pipeline – or international talent redirects to other countries – the capacity is very hard to rebuild.
—Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
The tackle projection is tougher because the athletic limitations show up against speed and redirect.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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