redirected

past tense of redirect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of redirected Some Canadian travelers have redirected vacations domestically or toward Europe or other international destinations. — Rachel J.c. Fu, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026 Her campaign redirected the money from the fraudster to a local Maine school district. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 In response, the Saudis redirected Asia shipments northwest to the Mediterranean, either through the Suez Canal or — for tankers too big to use it — a pipeline across Egypt to another tanker. — ABC News, 24 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 Questions remain But Council member Johnathan Duncan, 6th District, said the city needs to start prioritizing the general fund and is not fully accounting for how much tax revenue is being redirected. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Are investments being redirected toward higher-return opportunities? — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirected
Verb
  • In December of that year, Officer Andy Ornelas, 27, was struck in Palmdale after a driver swung from the right shoulder to make a U-turn and ended up directly in his path.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Finally patrolman Williams, during a smooth sea, rushed down the beach and with a hand-line swung a line over her bow.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Pencil shavings, fragile and featherlike, also turned into earrings.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The flight, carrying 182 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The aircraft that diverted to Saudi Arabia in Wednesday’s incident was a Flydubai 737 Max 8.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Delane also had a tackle for a 5-yard loss and deflected a pass.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Scalise deflected, pointing to Trump’s accessibility to the media and claimed that Joe Biden removed the press credentials from more than 400 news organizations.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Dayton area has shed about half of its 90,000 factory jobs since 1990, according to federal data, after the North American Free Trade Agreement shifted many jobs to Mexico where auto parts could be made more cheaply.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, consumer priorities have shifted.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Redirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirected. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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