as in to turn
to change the course or direction of (something)
upon hearing the noise, he redirected his gaze to the window
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Recent Examples of redirect
Framed as a plan to reduce childhood diseases, the movement seeks to redirect federal health agencies toward investigating vaccine safety, autism, prescription drug use, and environmental factors linked to chronic illness.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
And diverting and redirecting waste from landfills, whether through recycling or reusing, boosts crew morale on film sets.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
The legislation would redirect funding for nuclear weapons to other causes, such as the climate crisis, and human and infrastructure needs, such as housing and health care.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Deadheading redirects energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth of annuals and perennials.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
And diverting and redirecting waste from landfills, whether through recycling or reusing, boosts crew morale on film sets.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
The legislation would redirect funding for nuclear weapons to other causes, such as the climate crisis, and human and infrastructure needs, such as housing and health care.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Deadheading redirects energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth of annuals and perennials.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect
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Nolthenius hopes that more astronomers – professionals and amateurs – will turn their eyes to the skies to observe Quaoar's occultations.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In less than six hours, the protest turned violent when police used water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and then gunfire, killing at least 19 people including children and injuring hundreds of others.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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For a locker room that’s been through a lot because the front office swung and missed on the worst quarterback trade in NFL history.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The hotel diverts little to no waste to landfills, thanks to an ORCA food-waste digester installed in 2018, and has phased in in-house water bottling and refillable bathroom dispensers to eliminate single-use plastics.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This can be a pre-emptive measure to deflect criticism of the relationship.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tart remained in the game and came up with two big plays, deflecting a pair of passes by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — including one on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game 20-20.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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His best friend’s little sister sets out to whip him back into shape.—
Tessa Bailey,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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