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 Rather than compete in the increasingly crowded driverless ride-hailing market, the automaker redirected its resources toward developing autonomous systems for vehicles consumers own. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 The Bátan River used to flow through Santa María Acuexcomac but had dried up because of decades of water being extracted and redirected to the expanding state capital, Puebla de Zaragoza. — Valeria Luongo, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 When the relationship ended two years later, Sarah redirected her energy to self-care, which had a remarkable effect. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 President Obama’s administration, along with Congress, redirected $20 billion to expand healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Democratic President Barack Obama’s administration, along with Congress, redirected $20 billion to expand healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act. — Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 On immigration, Jackson referenced the fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine, earlier this year and called for ICE to be disbanded and for funding to be redirected to Customs and Border Protection. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Rather, the extra money can be redirected toward the balance that's costing the most instead. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Optical switches work differently depending on the manufacturer, but generally, each switch contains a light beam that is redirected when the switch is depressed. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

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The outpost has welcomed 298 visitors from 26 countries since the doors swung open in 2000, by NASA’s count.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of swung

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Towns finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists but turned the ball over three times, shot two-of-seven from the field, and lost his positional matchup to Davis, the former perennial All-Star whose career was derailed by injury.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
In 2025, Tasveer acquired the Ark Lodge Cinema in Seattle’s Columbia City and turned it into the Tasveer Film Center, which shows international cinema every day of the week.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of turned

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Flights were canceled or diverted, and airport operations were suspended.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Flight-tracking site flightradar24 showed all flights to Riyadh had either been diverted or canceled, with only a helicopter hovering over the airport at one point.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverted

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

Definition of whipped

Verb

Rodriguez, through four games, does have one takeaway, an impressive interception in the Chiefs game, when Pat Mahomes’ pass deflected off wide receiver Rashee Rice’s hands and bounced high into the air.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
The visitors added another in the 39th minute on Sarah Schupansky‘s deflected shot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of deflected

Verb

In the years that followed, American comedy’s center of gravity, both in hip performance venues and onscreen, shifted to improvisation.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Once the Mizzou running game got consistent positive yards in the second half, the Tigers’ play-calling shifted to feature that aspect of their offense.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

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