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
Tipsword explained under the law, 911 dispatchers need additional training to recognize when certain calls should be redirected to the 988 crisis line.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
Aircraft were redirected to another runway.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
While these percentages won’t change, the actual dollar amounts for marketing and transportation will adjust as some funding is redirected to workforce housing, according to the city.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Vacant positions, unused funds Councilwoman Monica Perez requested data on vacant city positions, hoping to identify unused salary funds that could potentially be redirected toward a rebate for residents.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
At least three inbound flights have been redirected, while two outbound flights and one inbound have been canceled, according to FlightRadar24.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Brows and eye corners are redirected to an entirely different angle.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
Once connected, victims are often redirected to a fake login or landing page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The airport has redirected its handling systems to their internal IT infrastructure, per Sky News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
Aircraft were redirected to another runway.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
While these percentages won’t change, the actual dollar amounts for marketing and transportation will adjust as some funding is redirected to workforce housing, according to the city.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Vacant positions, unused funds Councilwoman Monica Perez requested data on vacant city positions, hoping to identify unused salary funds that could potentially be redirected toward a rebate for residents.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
At least three inbound flights have been redirected, while two outbound flights and one inbound have been canceled, according to FlightRadar24.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Brows and eye corners are redirected to an entirely different angle.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
Once connected, victims are often redirected to a fake login or landing page.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The airport has redirected its handling systems to their internal IT infrastructure, per Sky News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirected
Verb
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The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over the last two years, his role and those expectations have swung the other way.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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When her biological daughter turned 7, however, something shifted.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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The munition can also be diverted mid-flight if battlefield conditions change — a feature that commanders say minimizes collateral damage and protects soldiers.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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All traffic on that section of I-35E was being diverted to Oak Lawn Avenue.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Let’s look at one of his near-misses on Sunday, when the Panthers played a remarkably good game and whipped Atlanta, 30-0, in their home opener.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Taylor deflected the idea of needing to add competition at the spot to director of player personnel and de facto GM Duke Tobin.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Karlie Lema charging towards goal, but her attempt toward the left post was deflected out of bounds for a corner kick.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, the mood at Intel momentarily shifted for the better, several employees told Fortune.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though these core concerns have remained a constant in the group’s practice, its conceptual orientation has shifted over the past several years, from a focus on spatial interventions toward more explicitly participatory practices that question authorship and artwork.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Redirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirected. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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