as in manipulated
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymandered
That’s because the Republicans had gerrymandered the house in many critical swing states, such as Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans, however, have called Democrats hypocritical, noting that several of the states to which Texas Democrats fled during their quorum break were ones that have been gerrymandered.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
The Democrats have gerrymandered their states really aggressively.
—NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans, however, have called Democrats hypocritical, noting that several of the states to which Texas Democrats fled during their quorum break were ones that have been gerrymandered.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
The Democrats have gerrymandered their states really aggressively.
—NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymandered
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The sound of the tuning forks was then digitally manipulated to fit the pitch of the music and timed to match any moves the characters make.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Russia's Influence Operations in 2016, Russia conducted extensive campaigns during the presidential election, employing fake personas, troll farms, and manipulated content to inflame racial, ideological, and cultural divisions.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Celebratory bottles of wine can be arranged by the hotel's downstairs sister bar, Bar Covell, and bespoke bouquets are requestable via Gilly Flowers, Silver Lake’s chicest florist.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Guests settled into low chairs and deep couches arranged near towering, high‑end speakers, the kind designed to make every note feel physical.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The deal was negotiated between Peter Goldwyn, President at Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Susan Wendt, Managing Director at TrustNordisk.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Peter Goldwyn, president at Samuel Goldwyn Films negotiated the deal for The Last Viking with Susan Wendt, managing director at TrustNordisk, which is handling world sales for the film.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
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Marandi’s team engineered their OPO at the nanoscale on a chip.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Gerrymandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gerrymandered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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