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 The family was redirected to Journey Church, where authorities sent everyone to be reunited with their children. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 The baseline, above which revenue will be redirected, is not yet known. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Lawson Crouse snagged the puck near the boards and redirected it around Karlsson’s leg to Keller between the circles. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Lawson Crouse snagged the puck near the boards and redirected it around Karlsson's leg to Keller between the circles. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 To cover the cost increases out of pocket, trucking firms have drawn down savings, redirected spending away from maintenance, or halted purchases of fuel-efficient trucks. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Nirenberg similarly said the $7 million spent annually to house inmates in other counties could be redirected toward diversion efforts. — Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 In cell cultures, the researchers found that gamma delta T cells could kill the cancer cells when redirected by the drug. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 Both parties have redirected tens of millions of dollars in recent weeks to try and shape the surprising toss-up race. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirected
  1. swung
  2. turned
  3. diverted
  4. whipped
  5. deflected
  6. shifted
Verb
  • Fans at Capital One Arena swung white towels ecstatically after Justin Champagnie converted a shot — also drawing a foul — to give the Wizards a seven-point lead with just over eight minutes left.
    — Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Chevrolet then swung into the southbound lanes of Columbia Avenue, where a gray 2010 Ford SUV hit it, Fifield said.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • Edwards and Ball combined for 17 points during that spurt, while the Heat missed six of nine shots and turned the ball over on four possessions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In that incident, surveillance footage — first reported by the Daily News — showed the fare-checkers pushing Brooklyn school aide Kyle Taylor up against a bus stop shelter following a fare dispute that had turned physical.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of turned
Verb
  • The $10 million, part of a settlement offered by a company that overcharged Medicaid, was diverted into other hands, starting with the Hope Florida Foundation, the favorite charity of First Lady Casey DeSantis.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Seventy-one percent of the water diverted from the lake’s basin is allocated to agriculture.
    — Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverted
Verb
  • Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.
    — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Fire crews scrambled late into the night as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Kessler deflected his success, crediting the play of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Argentine first fired a shot at the top of the box that was deflected.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflected
Verb
  • Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The risk shifted to Utah's southeast, where streams ran fast and high.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifted

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“Redirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirected. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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