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
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Casey Mann, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2026
Perhaps that all could have been 15 minutes redistributed into non-SNL terrain.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
How To Identify The Recalled Products The affected cheese products could be repackaged or relabeled as a different brand and redistributed in other states.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Instead, responsibilities were redistributed among those who remained.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
Local television revenue would be more aggressively redistributed, while a higher percentage of income from home stadiums would remain with the teams.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
But those odds have subsequently been redistributed, introducing more randomness than ever before (especially with 16 teams in the mix, instead of 14).
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
—ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
That can look like cooperative support models, healthier workplace cultures, redistributed labor within households, and community structures that allow women to rest without guilt.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Casey Mann, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2026
Perhaps that all could have been 15 minutes redistributed into non-SNL terrain.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
How To Identify The Recalled Products The affected cheese products could be repackaged or relabeled as a different brand and redistributed in other states.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
Instead, responsibilities were redistributed among those who remained.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
Local television revenue would be more aggressively redistributed, while a higher percentage of income from home stadiums would remain with the teams.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
But those odds have subsequently been redistributed, introducing more randomness than ever before (especially with 16 teams in the mix, instead of 14).
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
—ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
That can look like cooperative support models, healthier workplace cultures, redistributed labor within households, and community structures that allow women to rest without guilt.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributed
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The awards celebrate the independent music business, and some 38 awards were distributed throughout the evening, with hometown heroes Geese and French electronic musician Oklou taking home record of the year and pop record of the year, respectively, among multiple wins.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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When India was partitioned, Punjab was divided into two, leaving the Sikh community in economic distress with immense loss of land and wealth.—
Akash Pamarthy,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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The complication is that the trend has raced ahead of the research, and the research itself is divided.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The latter material, while not widely used in Gaudí’s time, provided the necessary strength while reducing overall weight.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Madrigal had only one hit, but provided some of the game’s key moments.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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To create a dedicated space for art—which had previously been tucked in with the dinosaur bones at the Natural History Museum—the county allocated a ten-acre site, next to the La Brea Tar Pits, along Wilshire Boulevard, at a midway point between downtown and the beach.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Those buyers are a key part of SpaceX’s strategy in the IPO, with as much as 30% of the $75 billion offering allocated to the group, Bloomberg News has reported.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Photos of the aftermath, shared by the ministry, showed burned and damaged cars, and firefighters working to put out a blaze inside a building.—
Arpita Dasika,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Nick Samac and rookie Sam Hecht shared the depth snaps.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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