as in turns
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 redirects
If Muntadas’s work expands the spectacle of self-exploitation to its wider social implications, Lord’s chapter in Media Hostages, Future Language, redirects this attention to the uninterested spectators passing by the billboard on the road.
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Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The moon in Sagittarius keeps communication flowing, while the Capricorn moon later this evening redirects your focus toward home, family and personal responsibilities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Breastfeeding mothers experience significantly increased daily fluid demands because the body actively redirects much of its water supply to produce milk.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
On Earth, a powerful magnetic field generated deep within the planet's core creates a vast protective bubble, or magnetosphere, that continuously redirects those particles around the planet.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 May 2026
Organizations report 40-60% reductions in test maintenance, capacity that redirects into regression coverage that scales with the product.
—Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
If a legal order redirects part of those earnings elsewhere, your paycheck can shrink, quietly but significantly, and in some cases, without much warning.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Where artists like Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby pushed the instrument inventively into mostly instrumental jazz, Davis redirects it toward a more singer-songwriterly inwardness.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Based on its category classification, the robot knows its physical limits, which prevents it from crashing and dynamically redirects the movement to safely slide or traverse along the edge of the singularity boundary.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The moon in Sagittarius keeps communication flowing, while the Capricorn moon later this evening redirects your focus toward home, family and personal responsibilities.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Breastfeeding mothers experience significantly increased daily fluid demands because the body actively redirects much of its water supply to produce milk.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
On Earth, a powerful magnetic field generated deep within the planet's core creates a vast protective bubble, or magnetosphere, that continuously redirects those particles around the planet.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 May 2026
Organizations report 40-60% reductions in test maintenance, capacity that redirects into regression coverage that scales with the product.
—Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
If a legal order redirects part of those earnings elsewhere, your paycheck can shrink, quietly but significantly, and in some cases, without much warning.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Where artists like Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby pushed the instrument inventively into mostly instrumental jazz, Davis redirects it toward a more singer-songwriterly inwardness.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Based on its category classification, the robot knows its physical limits, which prevents it from crashing and dynamically redirects the movement to safely slide or traverse along the edge of the singularity boundary.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirects
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Skau warned that as attention turns towards ameliorating the security crisis, resources should not be taken away from addressing the surging humanitarian needs, which include more than 5 million people who do not have enough to eat.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Your optimism helps others stay open, while your curiosity quickly finds the tweak that turns tension into teamwork.—
PubSubHub User,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2026
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Instead of those handle halves folding around close to 180 degrees to reveal a central set of pliers like many other Leathermans do, one of the Crunch's handles pulls out and swings downward via an internal arm to reveal the pliers, which in turn swing into position.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Like the lives of the characters who comprise Weinstein’s mosaic, the music is both lovingly intricate and all too easy to ignore when the algorithm diverts our attention elsewhere.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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And focusing on Marilyn and a bathing suit, and calling that exploitation sort of diverts the conversation away from where she actually was exploited.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Maxey tries to create an advantage but cannot, and Bridges, with those never-ending arms, deflects the bounce and gets the steal.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Rue questions the nature of Jules’s relationship, but Jules deflects.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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In the fourth minute, Meschack Elia whips a ball across the box to Bakambu, eight yards from goal.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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“Redirects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirects. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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