redraw

verb

re·​draw (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ How to pronounce redraw (audio)
redrew (ˌ)rē-ˈdrü How to pronounce redraw (audio) ; redrawn (ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn How to pronounce redraw (audio) ; redrawing; redraws
1
transitive : to draw (something) again
redraw a map/plan
Wars redrew the boundaries of the nation.
2
a
transitive : to project an image on (a display screen) again
The refresh rate is measured in Hertz, which translates to the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second.Jackie Fox
b
intransitive : to become refreshed (see refresh sense 5)
used of a display screen or the visual information it presents
… the number of times the screen redraws per second will adjust based on the needs of the app—moment-to-moment.Lance Ulanoff
redraw noun
plural redraws
Screen redraws never lagged or stuttered, and the hardware seemed well-equipped to handle the OS's requirements. Jon Phillips

Examples of redraw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web New York’s State Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision finding those maps were only temporary, ruling that the commission must redraw the state’s congressional districts. Brian Bushard, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The new map completely redraws that district and others. Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Feb. 2024 Hahn’s district changed substantially in 2021, when, for the first time, an independent 14-member commission oversaw redistricting — a process that happens every 10 years to redraw political district lines. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023 When policy makers redraw political boundaries every ten years, there is often much debate over whether the new congressional districts fairly represent various minority groups. Denise Lu, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 In 2021, the County Committee on School District Organization, funded and supported by Superintendent Al Mijares, used taxpayer dollars to hire pro-labor operatives to redraw the Orange County Board of Education trustee area boundaries. Stefan Bean, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024 Lawmakers in Georgia were also ordered last year to redraw the state’s congressional maps, after a federal judge ruled its old maps discriminated against minority voters. Brian Bushard, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 The panel ordered the redistricting commission to redraw the seven state House maps ruled unconstitutional by publishing new maps by Feb. 2. Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024 That would have allowed lawmakers to redraw the map, if needed, during the session, which is scheduled to end March 8. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of redraw was in 1671

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“Redraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redraw. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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