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
So the decision has allowed Republicans — a party dominated by white people — to redraw maps to goose likely GOP districts by redistributing nonwhite voters who tend to support Democrats.
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
If the answer is a name, the company is redistributing real power.
—Caroline Fairchild, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The study suggests those giant sloshing motions may help regulate how the cluster cools over time by redistributing heat through the intracluster gas, alongside energy injected by the active supermassive black hole at the center of IC 1101, which is one of the most massive known to date.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 May 2026
The former official estimated that the state has seized around $60 billion in assets from private businessmen over the past three years, either outright nationalizing their property or redistributing it to cronies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The federal government already operates systems for redistributing or selling surplus property.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026
The goal should be upward mobility, not redistributing outcomes.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Just dialing up the rate of dark matter–baryon interactions reshapes the halo from the inside out, redistributing mass in the galaxy’s core in under a billion years.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
What this means for the wider economy The AI and data center boom is redistributing capital, supplier attention and pricing power across the broader economy.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
If the answer is a name, the company is redistributing real power.
—Caroline Fairchild, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The study suggests those giant sloshing motions may help regulate how the cluster cools over time by redistributing heat through the intracluster gas, alongside energy injected by the active supermassive black hole at the center of IC 1101, which is one of the most massive known to date.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 May 2026
The former official estimated that the state has seized around $60 billion in assets from private businessmen over the past three years, either outright nationalizing their property or redistributing it to cronies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The federal government already operates systems for redistributing or selling surplus property.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026
The goal should be upward mobility, not redistributing outcomes.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Just dialing up the rate of dark matter–baryon interactions reshapes the halo from the inside out, redistributing mass in the galaxy’s core in under a billion years.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
What this means for the wider economy The AI and data center boom is redistributing capital, supplier attention and pricing power across the broader economy.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributing
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The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 that sets up negotiations over the most contentious issues dividing the two sides.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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But any time a cell is not actively dividing, its chromatin is unwound into what looks like a tangled mess.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Volunteers from the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust have been distributing cold water and providing directions to cooling centers for the unhoused in downtown Miami.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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For special education, the Education Department indirectly plays a critical role in the lives of students with disabilities, distributing billions of dollars to schools.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Looking for a silver lining Some analysts fear that the friction over the 250th celebrations, especially the national ones, may end up reinforcing the nation's bitter divide rather than providing a respite from it.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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It is credited with being the first system to capture images of collision between large astronomical objects and providing strong proof on the road to confirming that supermassive black holes exist.—
Eleanor Jacobs,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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Brands are building product pipelines around it, and retailers are allocating more shelf space to high-protein options.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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So, allocating more money to speed up vote counting by a few days isn’t very high on the governor’s and legislative leaders’ to-do lists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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At the time, Joanna celebrated Magnolia Market's milestone by sharing highlights from the first Silobration on Instagram, including photos and videos of the live performances, vendors and crowds that attended.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Cheri Oteri is sharing a major health update — and a surprising support system.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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“Redistributing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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