as in to turn
to change the course or direction of (something)
upon hearing the noise, he redirected his gaze to the window
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Recent Examples of redirect
Taken together, the changes represent $22.7 million in district funding that’s being redirected toward literacy priorities.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
This allowed attackers on the same network, such as public Wi-Fi at a coffee shop or airport, to intercept these requests and potentially redirect users to phishing sites designed to steal login credentials.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
Their explanation is hugely misleading and the money in the special fund would have been available for other purposes had it not been redirected.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
Frazier redirected the conversation to the actor’s special screening of his new film, Magazine Dreams, that occurred the day prior.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
This allowed attackers on the same network, such as public Wi-Fi at a coffee shop or airport, to intercept these requests and potentially redirect users to phishing sites designed to steal login credentials.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
Their explanation is hugely misleading and the money in the special fund would have been available for other purposes had it not been redirected.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
Frazier redirected the conversation to the actor’s special screening of his new film, Magazine Dreams, that occurred the day prior.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect
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Ryan Coogler first turned heads with his 2013 debut Fruitvale Station, a shattering account of a fatal shooting that presaged the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Rinna turned Wednesday’s H&M & LA event in Los Angeles into a family affair, attending the event alongside her daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray Hamlin.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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With Orlando trailing by 2 points less than a minute into the fourth quarter at Spectrum Center following a disastrous third, Hornets guard LaMelo Ball looked to swing the ball to Nick Smith Jr. waiting in the corner.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, (Last week: 1) The betting odds have swung massively into Gilgeous-Alexander’s favor with Jokić missing so many games recently with an ankle injury.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The fourth plane, Flight 93, was diverted and crashed in Pennsylvania.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight were temporarily diverted from their destination after an incident with a rabbit affected the aircraft’s engine.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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In the early nineteen-eighties, while reporting for Time, Carter had been deflected from Irving (Swifty) Lazar’s famous Oscars party.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Now as Proctor’s MSP disciplinary trial board hearing wrapped up on Thursday, his family released a statement in support of the trooper and accused Read’s defense team of using Proctor to deflect from evidence.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Take it from us and whip out this gem for special occasions versus everyday wear, as Gucci recommends shielding it from direct light, heat, and rain.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Wennberg’s 10th goal of the season tied the score at 16:46 when his fellow Swede, William Eklund, whipped a pass from the left boards across the goal mouth to set-up the one-time finish with a ton of space to Dostal’s left.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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