as in to distribute
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 redistribute
There has been some tensions over the earnings but what remains is likely to be divided between players, coaches, local community projects and the federation to redistribute towards the development of football in New Zealand.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
The Office of Research and Development would go from about 1,500 staff to about 500 and would be redistributed throughout the agency.
—Janet McCabe, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Still, votes will be tallied over the next week as the system eliminates the lowest vote-getting candidates, and redistributes their subsequent votes to the remaining candidates.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The candidate with the fewest top preference votes is eliminated, and their votes are redistributed according to their supporters’ next preference.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 June 2025
The Office of Research and Development would go from about 1,500 staff to about 500 and would be redistributed throughout the agency.
—Janet McCabe, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Still, votes will be tallied over the next week as the system eliminates the lowest vote-getting candidates, and redistributes their subsequent votes to the remaining candidates.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The candidate with the fewest top preference votes is eliminated, and their votes are redistributed according to their supporters’ next preference.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistribute
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Israel says Hamas steals and sells food from the U.N. and other traditional aid agencies, and that GHF distributes food to civilians under Israeli military supervision without Hamas involvement.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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Instead, the only surviving claim in this case concerns Meta's controversial torrenting of books to train Llama, which authors have so far successfully alleged may have violated copyright laws by distributing their works as part of the torrenting process.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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Certainly this is true of telecommunications companies, as well as those providing utilities such as water and electricity.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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The federal law, known as EMTALA, requires that emergency rooms provide care to anyone who arrives at that door, regardless of their ability to pay or any other extenuating circumstances.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
19 June 2025
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Billions for border security Both the Senate and the House bills allocate $46.5 billion toward completing Trump's border wall.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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For border security and immigration enforcement, the package allocates $350 billion, including $46 billion for the U.S.-Mexico border wall and $45 billion for 100,000 migrant detention facility beds.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Wing will share practical tools and give expert insight on keeping families safe from online predators, cyber-bullying, digital threats and more.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Instead, it is shared among innovators, developers, and users.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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“Redistribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistribute. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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