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
The Endeavour Canovas have a rocker sole that’s especially good for absorbing shock and redistributing pressure.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
The federal government already operates systems for redistributing or selling surplus property.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
The goal should be upward mobility, not redistributing outcomes.
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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.
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Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributing
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The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
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Large volunteer service stations there feed pilgrims, Zaidi said, adding that distributing food and drink is one of the most universal practices.
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So far, experts in extremism have tracked Young Columbia members' activity in Wisconsin and Illinois, where young women have been documented distributing propaganda and meeting up with male Youth Club members.
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On March 11, Watson and his association's executive board urged the White House to continue providing threat information to state and local election officials.
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The calming presence of a police officer arriving when people need help the most is monumental, providing hope when there was none before.
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With hyperscalers allocating more than $725 billion to capital expenditures, suppliers are directing production capacity to high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, which earns far more profit per wafer, noted The Wall Street Journal.
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Experts suggest allocating between 0% and 15% of an investment portfolio to precious metals like gold.
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NewsGuard has published study after study showing that popular chatbots are prone to sharing false claims and are vulnerable to propaganda campaigns.
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Now, the city of West Haven has released findings from the acoustic study that was done, identifying a source of the noise complaints in the residential area surrounding Heffernan Drive and sharing corrective actions being taken, officials said.
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“Redistributing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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