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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Joshua Jennings, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 2 Feb. 2026
Investigations later showed these chemicals were being repackaged, mislabeled and redistributed across the European Union to labs that manufactured the synthetic drugs.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Joshua Jennings, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 2 Feb. 2026
Investigations later showed these chemicals were being repackaged, mislabeled and redistributed across the European Union to labs that manufactured the synthetic drugs.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributed
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Points will be distributed only for top-10 finishes and ties, compared with other tours that have smaller fields and leave out only the bottom finishers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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In a non-reversionary fund, according to the Superior Court of Orange County, all awarded settlement funds are distributed to the class members, rather than some settlements in which unused funds might revert to the defendant.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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Best Score was divided between musicals and dramas, and some craft categories between black-and-white and color, so there was no way a film could have been nominated for everything.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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The company spent three days last week building the final version of the structure, which is divided into sections on rails so it can be assembled and taken apart without doing so over the rink itself.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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All detainees are being provided with proper medical care.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hunters can get Private Land Management tags issued by CDFW to the Conservancy, and the organization allocated around 500 tags a year between 2010 and 2023.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
6 Feb. 2026
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That final $200 million in equity will be allocated to Arctos employees by 2028, subject to vesting through 2033.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The trio also shared messages of love for their mother.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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White House officials have shared sentiments similar to the president’s and said Gabbard has been examining records from the 2020 elections.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Redistributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributed. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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