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
If the answer is a name, the company is redistributing real power.
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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
Interventions that support health — like sleep, diet, exercise, and meditation — are ways of increasing and redistributing energy within the body.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Interventions that support health — like sleep, diet, exercise, and meditation — are ways of increasing and redistributing energy within the body.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributing
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In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Today’s wealthy are increasingly dividing their fortunes between multiple advisors based on their specialties, rather than relying on one or two trusted firms.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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For instance, the department might allow trusts to take unlimited deductions on distributing income to beneficiaries such as family members, which would resolve the biggest concern for financial advisors, Miller said.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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In distributing these weak linkages throughout a material like polystyrene, the mechanophores split in two as a crack begins to propagate, successfully redirecting the crack and dissipating the destructive energy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Once your baby arrives, preventive steps include ensuring a healthy skin barrier to prevent easy access for triggers to enter the body and providing effective allergy care to reduce the risk of asthma developing.—
Dr. Daniel DiGiacomo,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Maintaining proper moisture and providing well-draining soil are essential to avoiding these diseases.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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These features help give you an idea of your most up-to-date financial status without spending much time manually logging information or allocating every dollar.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The new entity–which encompasses 25 investment companies and platforms and over 250 group subsidiaries–will expand its global footprint by allocating capital across public and private markets.—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The Olive Bar opens to tables on the patio in warmer months and has a menu of sharing plates to pair with a drink.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Recently, she’s begun to feel physically sick due to everything going on in her life and is sharing with us that she’s been struggling with getting up, eating and other simple, everyday things.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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