gerrymandered

past tense of gerrymander

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Recent Examples of gerrymandered It was gerrymandered unbelievably so. Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Bowing to Trump, feckless state legislators have unconstitutionally gerrymandered Democratic-leaning congressional districts out of existence. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 Berkley Riverfront Park and the rest of the streetcar line was recently gerrymandered out of Cleaver’s long-time district. Eleanor Nash may 18, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 They’ve been gerrymandered out of existence. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Proposition 50, which voters approved in November, gerrymandered some of the state’s congressional districts as California aimed to flip five seats from red to blue in Congress. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 Gaskill had shown a map of congressional seats across the country, highlighting those held by Democrats in New England and Illinois, and stated that this was evidence that Democrats gerrymandered, and therefore, so should Indiana Republicans. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 Republicans gerrymandered Athens-Clarke to include one strongly Democratic district, parceling out the rest of the county into three seats intended to be Republican. CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 Southern states Louisiana’s district lines are under scrutiny from challengers questioning whether the state has racially gerrymandered by creating too many majority-Black districts. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymandered
Verb
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    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Feng Chen Wang manipulated denim with twisted side seams and folded excess fabric.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The original design featured 13 stripes representing the colonies and 13 stars arranged in a circle to symbolize equality among them.
    Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The floorplan is arranged with a clear separation between the living areas and private sleeping quarters of the home.
    Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Maria Demertzis, professor of economic policy at the European University Institute, notes that the trade policy was negotiated collectively by Brussels rather than individual member states.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The deal was negotiated between Robert Aaronson, Executive Vice President of Cohen Media Group, and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, Co-CEO of France’s Playtime.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Unlike universal accessories that may fit poorly or reduce ground clearance, vehicle-specific side steps are engineered to complement the truck's original design.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • The other is Mapp Biopharmaceutical’s experimental MBP134, antibodies engineered to target Ebola viruses including Bundibugyo.
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“Gerrymandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gerrymandered. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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