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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributed
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In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Aztecs offered two complimentary tickets to season ticket holders and also distributed tickets at community events.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The votes of the parties that did not make it into parliament will be divided proportionately, meaning PAS will end up with several seats more than a bare majority of 51.—
John E. Herbst,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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While critics were divided at the time, Casper became a box office hit and earned its place as a nostalgic favorite for '90s kids.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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DeWine signed the budget bill in June, but vetoed 67 provisions which would have provided immediate property tax relief to homeowners.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, according to the health policy research nonprofit KFF, less than 1% of total Medicaid spending was allocated to emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants in fiscal year 2023.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Veterans Benefits Administration has received advance appropriations since 2017 and any carryover balances in discretionary accounts can be allocated for current operations, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.—
C. A. Bridges,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, Detroit Free Press' Georgea Kovanis shared her experiences spending a year, along with photographer Mandi Wright, with Amanda, a woman addicted to drugs who is helping others like her, distributing harm reduction items that have saved lives.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta shared an incredibly unfortunate update on former Ravens defensive tackle and Super Bowl XLVII hero Arthur Jones, who passed away at the age of 39.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Redistributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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