as in dividing
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 redistributing
Among the party’s goals are redistributing wealth, taxing the very rich, making rail and energy publicly owned, standing up to fossil-fuel giants, and ending arms sales to Israel.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Advertisement In 1963, the Shah introduced land reforms to modernize the countryside by redistributing large estates to small farmers, breaking up control of feudal landlords, and promoting mechanized farming with state credit.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
How airlines are expanding premium cabins Airlines are trying a variety of ways to capture premium demand, from tweaking the legroom in some rows to give some passengers extra space, to adding more business class seats and totally redistributing the real estate in their cabins.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
From month-long drives to year-long initiatives, places all over the state are collecting shoes and redistributing or recycling them in various ways.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By redistributing volume along the fuselage, especially with a long and slender nose, designers can stretch and stagger pressure rises, allowing pressure to reach the ground as gentle steps rather than a sudden spike.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
He was inspired to follow in his father's footsteps and promote literacy by redistributing used books.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
However, stablecoins are more about redistributing money supply.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
However, Republicans don't have it all their own way, and Texas House Democrats recently left the state en masse to break quorum, blocking a redistributing bill that would likely give the GOP five more House seats in Congress.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Advertisement In 1963, the Shah introduced land reforms to modernize the countryside by redistributing large estates to small farmers, breaking up control of feudal landlords, and promoting mechanized farming with state credit.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
How airlines are expanding premium cabins Airlines are trying a variety of ways to capture premium demand, from tweaking the legroom in some rows to give some passengers extra space, to adding more business class seats and totally redistributing the real estate in their cabins.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
From month-long drives to year-long initiatives, places all over the state are collecting shoes and redistributing or recycling them in various ways.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By redistributing volume along the fuselage, especially with a long and slender nose, designers can stretch and stagger pressure rises, allowing pressure to reach the ground as gentle steps rather than a sudden spike.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
He was inspired to follow in his father's footsteps and promote literacy by redistributing used books.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
However, stablecoins are more about redistributing money supply.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
However, Republicans don't have it all their own way, and Texas House Democrats recently left the state en masse to break quorum, blocking a redistributing bill that would likely give the GOP five more House seats in Congress.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributing
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Unless Labour, the Greens, and Your Party come to an electoral understanding, their candidates will have to compete with one another, and with other parties, over every seat, dividing the left-leaning vote and potentially allowing Reform or the Conservatives to come out on top.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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This industry has become exceptional at dividing us and pitting us against each other.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Attorneys for the Justice Department argued that halting the reallocations could delay distributing the funds to other states DHS had identified as higher priority under its new approach.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The project was originally inspired by a brochure, In Case of Emergency or War, which the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security began distributing to the public a few weeks before the invasion in early 2022.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Its speakers also improved, providing clearer vocals and deeper bass than before.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
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The commission would oversee allocating the money to schools and teachers at any city school that complies with requirements for doing the training well.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The law, passed in the state Legislature this year, allows families to apply for subsidies to attend private school, allocating up to $50 million a year for those tax credits.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some would argue that the traditional opening night banner-raising is the perfect chance to close the book by taking a final look back at that ultimate victory, sharing the moment with fans and teammates before embarking on the difficult journey of defending that title.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Rucker revealed their relationship to the world by sharing a smiling selfie of the couple standing outside Sphere in Las Vegas.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Redistributing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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