as in distributed
to divide (something) among a group in a different way
Unused federal funds will be redistributed to other states. We need to redistribute the duties among ourselves; some of us are working too hard, and others are hardly working at all.
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Recent Examples of redistributed
But the team then pays for it later, as the cap number that got eliminated from one year gets redistributed throughout the rest of the term of the deal.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2026
Scientists think these volcanic rocks may have been excavated by impact events and later redistributed by wind and gravity, a process seen in many craters across Arabia Terra.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Once the film releases on the platform, profits generated via its pay-per-view system are redistributed among investors.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2026
Scientists think these volcanic rocks may have been excavated by impact events and later redistributed by wind and gravity, a process seen in many craters across Arabia Terra.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Once the film releases on the platform, profits generated via its pay-per-view system are redistributed among investors.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributed
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Organizers have distributed petition sheets to more than 100 volunteers and are asking that those volunteers turn in their pages to a group leader by Sunday.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The international aid is usually distributed free of charge by the state through the network of stores that Cubans use to buy food, except in cases where a donor specifies that a shipment should have a specific destination, such as medicine for hospitals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Republican supermajorities in the House and Senate find themselves at a familiar impasse, bitterly divided over which approach to take.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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That’s leaving defense tech firms divided over whether to hike capacity to win deals and risk profitability, or hold off and potentially miss opportunities.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The coroner's report provided to KDKA-TV did not provide a cause of death.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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It’s not been allocated to another project.—
Desiree Mathurin
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Miami Herald reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to ask about whether the document corresponds to payments allocated or already disbursed.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His predecessor, former NSA director Mike Rogers, shared a similar view.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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Others shared that their grades had slipped, and several have sought therapy to process the experience.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Redistributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributed. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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