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
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.
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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
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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The decision turns less on predicting the next Fed meeting and more on projecting a company’s earning power far into the future.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Maria is a wonderfully textured character, at turns flinty and cold and vivacious and funny, and Maura is adept at embodying all sides to this woman.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Why Regeneration, Not Reinvention Whenever HR is critiqued, the pendulum swings toward reinvention.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With Venice the fall’s first awards season launchpad, eyes will be keenly trained on how the jury swings tonight.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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This invites empathy, diverts the conversation toward healing rather than fault-finding and helps both partners challenge the automatic assumption that blame is the only way to respond.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That type of financing essentially diverts the growth in taxes that comes after redevelopment so it can be invested in ways that support the project.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vogt, though, deflects credit to his players.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To accomplish this, Barton turned to the fundamental dance technique of spotting, where the dancer finds a focal point in front of them and whips their head around to hold that focus spot and keep themself centered.—
Oliver Sava,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wind whips both the sound waves and temperatures around, so bring a blanket even if it’s not forecast to rain or hail.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Redirects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirects. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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