redraw
verb
re·draw
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ 
redrew
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrü
; redrawn
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn
; redrawing; redraws
; redrawn
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn
; 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
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
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
Jon Phillips
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The five-judge panel unanimously ordered the state’s independent redistricting commission to redraw the NY-11 district, potentially to include heavily Democratic minority neighborhoods, lifting a temporary pause on a Manhattan judge’s previous order.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeffries visited Annapolis on Wednesday to lobby Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson to redraw the state’s congressional map so Democrats could pick up an additional House seat in November.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
The map redraws the 1st Congressional District, expanding it across the Chesapeake Bay into parts of Anne Arundel and Howard counties, and shifts several other districts.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Map supporters scored a victory in a separate case last week when a Cole County judge ruled that Kehoe had the authority to call a special session to redraw the state’s districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeffries visited Annapolis on Wednesday to lobby Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson to redraw the state’s congressional map so Democrats could pick up an additional House seat in November.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
The map redraws the 1st Congressional District, expanding it across the Chesapeake Bay into parts of Anne Arundel and Howard counties, and shifts several other districts.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Map supporters scored a victory in a separate case last week when a Cole County judge ruled that Kehoe had the authority to call a special session to redraw the state’s districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Redraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redraw. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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