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 Most importantly, Russia has redirected its trade flows, especially energy, toward friendly markets in Asia and the Middle East, stabilized the ruble through capital and export controls, and mobilized domestic industrial capacity. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The effort comes at the same time as the FBI has mandated that 260 analysts be redirected from field offices nationwide to focus on the Fulton County probe, according to an agency memo reviewed by ProPublica. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 July 2026 That same energy, when handled with skill, can be redirected toward insight, innovation, and stronger collaboration. — Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026 All of it is being caused by a massive heat dome centered near the Great Basin that is causing southern monsoonal moisture to be redirected toward the region. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 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 Elinor Ruskin, 94, was among those redirected by police Wednesday after trying to get through a closed block. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Instead of spending thousands replacing floors or refinishing woodwork, the couple redirected that budget toward updates that had a much bigger visual impact. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Trump has accused vandals of ruining the pool, and redirected officers to police the area. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

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Now, the pendulum has swung considerably in the opposite direction.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of swung

Verb

Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
For a whiskey company that built its reputation around putting more rye into bourbon and then turned rye itself into its second flagship bottle, blending those two sides together feels like a logical next move.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of turned

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Most of the water diverted from the Colorado River is used for farming, while 20% is designated for residential purposes.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 July 2026
In the 79th minute, Newcastle finally equalised when a Lewis Hall cross was diverted into his own net by Ben Williams.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of diverted

Verb

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
But Ruiz pounced on the rebound and deflected a shot off defender Timothy Castagne and into the back of the net.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of deflected

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But overall, has the focus shifted away from set pieces across recent World Cups?

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
De la Fuente wisely shifted to a more tiki-taka-esque focus with a stout defense moving forward and hoped that his wingers would get healthy as the tournament progressed.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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