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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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Lawmakers redirected $250 million from Proposition 4, a $10 billion climate bond approved in 2024 to fund projects related to the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2025
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The new design redirects airflow around the body and draws contaminated particles into a small purification zone.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The September flyby was designed to use Earth's gravity to boost OSIRIS-APEX's speed and redirect it toward Apophis, which will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Lawmakers redirected $250 million from Proposition 4, a $10 billion climate bond approved in 2024 to fund projects related to the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2025
Noun
Hampus Lindholm over-committed to the right side, leaving Kane open to take Raymond’s pass on the right side and the future Hall of Famer fed Rasmussen for the equalizing redirect.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The new design redirects airflow around the body and draws contaminated particles into a small purification zone.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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