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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Having started her career as a soprano, Hannigan turned her hand to conducting at age 40 at the Châtelet in Paris.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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What this means: After spending significant resources over the past week to upgrade the offensive line, the Bears turned their attention to the defensive front with a top-shelf signing from the edge rusher aisle.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 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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Still no timetable on anything, but he’s been able to swing the bat and feel like there’s been some steady improvement day after day.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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Lawrence Hayes was most of the way to London from New York when Virgin Atlantic announced the plane was being diverted to Glasgow.—
BRIAN MELLEY,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Skubal has consistently deflected all related questions.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to shift blame onto the CBR and Nabiullina in particular to deflect business community anger, according to the ISW, a U.S.-based think tank, citing a prominent Telegram channel that reports on Kremlin insider news.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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The moment was so precious that Reed whipped out her phone to take a quick video and later shared it on TikTok.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Blizzards expected in Northern Plains Forecasters warned that heavy snow whipped by powerful winds are likely to make travel treacherous in parts of the Rockies and Northern Plains.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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