Thesaurus results for REDIRECTED

redirected

verb

past tense of redirect

as in swung

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 redirected ZipApply helps simplify the process by allowing candidates to apply without being redirected away from ZipRecruiter. — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 As the aircraft accelerates and the conditions become suitable for ramjet operation, airflow can be redirected so that the ramjet becomes the primary source of propulsion. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 Show your team specifically which tasks are shifting and where that time is being redirected. — Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 All westbound traffic will be redirected to West Greenfield Avenue. — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Quinn Sullivan, on the left side at the top of the box, pushed a pass toward the end line to Cavan Sullivan for a first-touch cross to the back post, where Damiani redirected into a wide-open net in first-half stoppage time. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Residents said Anheuser-Busch had recently changed its address in an effort to help improve traffic flow at the facility, but the change appears to have redirected the traffic jam into their neighborhood far from the facility. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, El Palacio de Hierro in Mexico has redirected part of its open-to-buy to affordable luxury and entry price points to offset declines at the higher end. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026 Russia’s war in Ukraine has brought on new threats, from Ukrainian cyber, drone, and missile attacks on space industry infrastructure to personnel and funding redirected from the Russian space program to support the war effort. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

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Hardy avoided a collision, but Showalter grabbed him and swung him off his bicycle, the lawsuit said.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Bryce Harper swung at a first-pitch slider, well out of the zone, and grounded out to second base.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of swung

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The money was nominally to pay civil servants and prop up infrastructure in a territory sequestered by an Israeli blockade, but many observers agreed that Hamas diverted a significant sum to its military wing.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
How TADs work Tax Allocation Districts are designated areas where property tax revenue growth is diverted from governments and used to fund development and infrastructure improvements within that district.

— Patreece Hutcherson, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of diverted

Verb

That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
And that daring move seemed to set the tone for the rest of the night, as Kansas City whipped the reigning AFC West champions 31-10.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

His reliance on the cane has slowed him down, so Crouch has shifted roles, from field hand to recruiter, operating mainly as the guy behind the keyboard, lining up volunteers to plant, scout, harvest and build the next nursery.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Later, Sanguinetti shifted her focus to taking still images of Guile and Beli.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026

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