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
In addition to the marijuana tax, the plan redirects all taxes collected at the gas pump — which previously funded schools — to road construction and maintenance.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Li explained that progress has slowed as Nio redirects resources toward developing its fifth-generation swap stations, supporting multiple battery sizes for Nio and its sub-brands Onvo and Firefly.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Once scanned, the code redirects them to fraudulent websites that ask for sensitive personal information, such as banking information, credit card numbers or login credentials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Deadheading redirects energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth of annuals and perennials.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Trying to sign up for a new TypePad account currently redirects users to BlueHost instead.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
DCaaS redirects this from linear consultancy hours to always-on insight meshes.
—Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Li explained that progress has slowed as Nio redirects resources toward developing its fifth-generation swap stations, supporting multiple battery sizes for Nio and its sub-brands Onvo and Firefly.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Once scanned, the code redirects them to fraudulent websites that ask for sensitive personal information, such as banking information, credit card numbers or login credentials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Deadheading redirects energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth of annuals and perennials.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Trying to sign up for a new TypePad account currently redirects users to BlueHost instead.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
DCaaS redirects this from linear consultancy hours to always-on insight meshes.
—Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirects
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Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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With its brilliant cast—Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn—and incredibly funny script, Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein turns Mary Shelley’s classic story totally on its head.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Stacey might have the upper hand now, but Gizelle seems to have a knack for being there when the boomerang inevitably swings back.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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The system captures and diverts roughly 95% of the sewage overflows in the city, or about five billion gallons a year.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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Transforming these bottles into supercapacitor components not only diverts waste from landfills but also provides sustainable, high-performance energy storage options.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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And the attorney general, appointed by that president, does not say those photos do not exist and instead deflects the question with insults about the senator.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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As a result, Palace’s centre-back leaps higher than Maximilian Kilman and his header deflects off the West Ham defender, onto the bar, but Mateta is in position to score from the rebound.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.—
Christina Noriega,
Refinery29,
13 Oct. 2025
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So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Redirects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirects. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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