redirected

past tense of redirect

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Recent Examples of redirected But when the Dodgers swung the deal that felt inevitable for everyone else, Skubal redirected the conversation. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 In the fifth minute, her cross into the box was redirected by Mia Fishel for the opening goal. Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 Effectiveness shows up as attention redirected toward architecture, customers and judgment calls. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Meanwhile, money that had been used for arts was redirected for other purposes, which were not described in the memo. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Anton Saletros played a free kick from the right sideline that was redirected by Ojeda’s header at the front post and Waterman tapped it inside the back post from point-blank range. ABC News, 25 July 2026 The Red Sea attacks now threaten millions of barrels per day of oil that the Saudis redirected through a pipeline to its western coast amid to the security situation in Hormuz. Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 24 July 2026 In early June, the Elliotts redirected their swimming endowment to the school’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirected
Verb
  • And the pendulum has swung on hormone therapy; medical groups now recommend it again for many patients, after years of cautioning against it.
    Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As supply chains stabilized, however, the pendulum swung the other way, and many businesses were left with too much inventory on hand.
    JP Shaffer, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Think of this top and shorts set as a pair of pajamas turned travel-day chic.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Smith family have owned it ever since, and in 2006 Maggie turned it into the hotel that stands today.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • However, incoming emergency room traffic was temporarily diverted to other hospitals, Derderian said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Doing so would require state legislation, since the special property tax levy for teacher pensions can’t be diverted to CPS operations without a change in law.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Here, a source of primordial terror—the gaze that petrifies—is deflected by way of the highly polished shield that Perseus wields against the creature.
    Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The north Londoners took the lead in the first half through £100million ($134m) summer signing Sandro Tonali, whose effort from outside the box deflected off Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and wrong-footed goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The contest between Bush and Bell tests how much the Democratic Party has shifted over the past two years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Drucker remained widely read, but the political center of gravity had shifted.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Redirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirected. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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