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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.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, 6 May 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026
Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
For the remaining surplus, the team found that more than half can be redistributed to neighboring regions with minimal economic or environmental impact.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026
Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
For the remaining surplus, the team found that more than half can be redistributed to neighboring regions with minimal economic or environmental impact.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributed
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How to best address the cross-border problem of whose rules apply when validators, liquidity providers, and end users are globally distributed?—
Bob Diamond,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Torres-Ortiz allegedly collected the packages and took them to secondary locations where Edgar Castro Perez and Arroyo-Robles allegedly stored them until the cocaine was distributed further, federal officials claimed.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Managers of various water agencies still need to negotiate the specifics of how the water cuts will be divided between cities and farming areas.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The 268 guest rooms are divided into a few categories, including Parkview, Deluxe, and King Spa (which have a vintage soaking tub), and various levels of suites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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Wells Fargo provided armed gold transport to banks back East.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 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,
3 May 2026
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Gates at O’Hare are allocated by how much an airline flew the previous year, incentivizing airlines to add flights.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The report noted that the government had allocated 102 million Australian dollars ($73 million) to increase security at Jewish sites including synagogues and schools.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, a different poll shared by the California Democratic Party on May 4 found that 18% of likely voters would cast their ballot for Hilton if the primary election was held today.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The clip, shared on X, appears to show Zahra Billoo, executive director of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR-CA, discussing how supporters should approach expressing controversial sentiments in public versus private settings.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Redistributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributed. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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