Thesaurus results for REDIRECT

redirect

verb

ˌrē-də-ˈrekt

Definition of redirect

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 Six minutes later, Mbappé redirected a pass from Olise to Ousmane Dembélé, who carried the ball up—and then kept carrying it. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 Abruzzo, the county administrator, insisted none of those projects have been put on hold and the county will not be redirecting airport funds to the renaming effort — despite the airport website’s claim about airport revenues funding the effort. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 Congress must redirect Washington’s efforts toward attacking soaring prices so families can thrive, and end attempts by Republicans to harm safety nets such as Social Security and Medicare. — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 When synthetic biology is guided by a strong sense of responsibility, scientists can learn how to redirect harmful processes, build safer tools and help society. — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for redirect

Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect

Verb

Following the 2008 housing meltdown, private equity firms such as Blackstone bought thousands of single-family homes at bargain prices and turned them into rentals.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The TikTok edits, the outfit identification threads, the contestant rivalries trending on X by the end of an episode, all of it turns 60 minutes of passive viewing into a multi-platform conversation that runs all week.

— Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of turn

Verb

Three tries in a seven-minute span, including two when Australian fullback Tom Wright was on the sidelines for a yellow card, swung momentum fully in favor of the back-to-back Six Nations champions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Chip stocks — once the hottest corner of the market — also swung sharply as investors continued to question whether the AI trade had become overextended.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of swing

Verb

De-extinction, in this line of thought, diverts vital resources from these more important conservation efforts.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
The conflict is also deepening these vulnerabilities by diverting governments’ attention, capacity, and funding away from the climate resilience and adaptation investments their populations urgently need.

— Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of divert

Verb

The ensuing chaos led to Abduvohid Nematov deflecting the ball into his own net.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Argentina finally re-took the lead for good in the 111th minute when Cristian Romero hit a glancing header that deflected off the arm of Cape Verde defender Diney Borges for an own goal.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of deflect

Verb

Vanilla ice cream was layered with strawberry sauce, pound cake pieces, strawberry crunch, whipped topping and fresh strawberries, then served with cinnamon-sugar chips fried in-house.

— Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
The next morning, the wind whipped the lake to a froth, making the crossing to the river’s outlet impossible.

— John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026