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
Conventional deicing systems address the problem by redirecting hot air from engines across the wings.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
If Pittman had brought her car to Dutch’s Auto Service, employees would have redirected her to the dealership for repairs, Mortensen said.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Without accurate data, there is no way to see what is working and what needs to be redirected to have the biggest effect.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In May, the administration rescinded hundreds of grants awarded through the National Endowment for the Arts to redirect funding toward projects focused on the nation’s 250th anniversary, among other things.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
If Pittman had brought her car to Dutch’s Auto Service, employees would have redirected her to the dealership for repairs, Mortensen said.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Without accurate data, there is no way to see what is working and what needs to be redirected to have the biggest effect.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In May, the administration rescinded hundreds of grants awarded through the National Endowment for the Arts to redirect funding toward projects focused on the nation’s 250th anniversary, among other things.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect
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Washington, wary of straining its ties with New Delhi, turns a blind eye.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Dames’ intention is to turn the headquarters into a creative hub and point of convergence of different disciplines, driven by collaborations.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Accumulations could swing wildly block to block.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Manassas Park, Virginia, a city that is nearly 40% Hispanic, the electorate swung 22 points to the left last week for Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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The $155,000 figure was within a range covered by insurance, and FBI investigators found that no individual donor funds were diverted before they were deposited into the Bright Futures Fund, Johnston wrote.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Videos taken by witnesses show cars diverting and driving away from the scene after capturing the fireball that lights up moments after the crash.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
5 Nov. 2025
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One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Weak intergalactic magnetic fields are deflecting the pairs and steering the resulting GeV rays away from Earth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Two weeks later, in the next home Premier League game, Neto was the chance provider again, whipping another fine ball from the left as Chelsea were being held 0-0 by Arsenal midway through the first half (the game would end 1-1).—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Next, in another bowl, whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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