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

Their next journey was to the island of Aeaea, where Circe (Samantha Morton) turned Odysseus’ men into pigs.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Most accounts read Qatar's rise as gas turned into money, turned into visibility, a soft-power story with expensive props.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of turn

Verb

Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
As the pendulum swung back and forth in the second half Argentina was left with 13 men after Joaquin Oviedo and Santiago Carreras were shown yellow cards for a neck roll and professional foul.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of swing

Verb

By still spending so much on conventional manned equipment, the United States and many other countries are diverting funds from more efficient systems.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
There is the suspicion his behavior regarding the court has been motivated to divert attention from his personal scandal and gain political support from anti-Israeli and anti-American nations.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 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

Once Turek has finished writhing about on the floor in a shambolic attempt to gather, Czibor is on hand to whip the ball away and tuck it home from six yards, the simplest of tasks.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Zeus and Poseidon are at it again—one hurling thunderbolts, the other whipping the sea into a frenzy.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026