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 Goddard’s diminution is part of a broader pivot at NASA as the White House redirects the space agency to put American astronauts on the moon by 2028. — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 Victims who clicked those ads were redirected to fake banking websites controlled by the criminals, according to the DOJ. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Reus then redirected a cross by Lucas Calegari into the net to give the Galaxy (8-10-9) a 3-2 lead in the 80th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 But Fazio, a state senator from Greenwich, also says Lamont and legislators have not done enough to cut wasteful spending, which then could have been redirected toward social services. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redirect

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Verb

Democratic strategist Jay Satterfield said the goal is not to turn rural Virginia blue.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Today, about six decades after being turned into a hotel, the property is owned by the same group that owns The Witchery at the Castle—an explanation, perhaps, for its signature theatrical flavor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of turn

Verb

In one case this summer, water from a natural spring to the Palestinian village of Fasayil was illegally diverted to an ancient pool nearby.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Or a plot to divert attention from Murphy’s blasphemy of her famously lucky number 13?

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of divert

Verb

Others, including Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, who recently launched a crackdown on Venezuelan migrants in his country, will be tempted to stoke xenophobia to deflect blame for policy shortcomings.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Two experiments but same result The researchers operated the QPC in a weak-backscattering regime, allowing most quasiparticles to pass while randomly deflecting a small fraction.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026