as in manipulating
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymandering
For example, gerrymandering – the practice of drawing district boundaries to favor one party – is frequently cited as the main culprit.
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Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Peña-Melnyk’s interest in the concerns of rural voters may be genuine, but her support for gerrymandering makes her priorities clear.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
The redistricting panel has the primary power to draw congressional maps, and is supposed to do so without gerrymandering the boundaries to give any party a political advantage.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Virginia marks the last Democratic maneuver before the midterm elections in the nationwide gerrymandering arms race, which started in August when Texas revealed plans for a new congressional map to strip Democrats of five seats.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Peña-Melnyk’s interest in the concerns of rural voters may be genuine, but her support for gerrymandering makes her priorities clear.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
The redistricting panel has the primary power to draw congressional maps, and is supposed to do so without gerrymandering the boundaries to give any party a political advantage.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Virginia marks the last Democratic maneuver before the midterm elections in the nationwide gerrymandering arms race, which started in August when Texas revealed plans for a new congressional map to strip Democrats of five seats.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymandering
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Adrian Maclean, 52, of Lisbon was arrested twice in connection with an embezzlement scheme police say involved manipulating records in the Hebron Tax Collector’s Office, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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But arranging spheres becomes significantly more complex in higher dimensions, which allow for more arrangements and symmetries.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Unbeknownst to Audrey, her cousin had secretly coordinated with several of her closest friends, arranging surprise appearances on the plane and at their destination.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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They are being hit so hard, anybody would be negotiating.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Melreese referendum passed with about 60 percent support from Miami voters in November 2018, allowing the city and Inter Miami to begin negotiating a lease agreement.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The feds, meanwhile, haven’t gotten around to re-engineering Glen Canyon Dam or creating a bypass around it that would enable the water to keep flowing.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Gorman had won praise for engineering a smooth succession at Morgan Stanley and has done so at Disney.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Gerrymandering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gerrymandering. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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