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
The purpose is to redirect saved money toward meaningful financial goals and move toward underconsumption.
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Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin redirected elite troops to Kursk to battle the advancing Ukrainian forces.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Bell quickly protested, jumping from her seat to redirect the conversation, as Danson and Harper continued with the steamy moment, seemingly tussling in the background as Bell covered from the camera view what exactly was going on.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
His ouster is the latest upheaval at the Pentagon, which plans to cut 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week and identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year to redirect those savings to fund Mr. Trump’s priorities.
—Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2025
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Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin redirected elite troops to Kursk to battle the advancing Ukrainian forces.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Bell quickly protested, jumping from her seat to redirect the conversation, as Danson and Harper continued with the steamy moment, seemingly tussling in the background as Bell covered from the camera view what exactly was going on.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
His ouster is the latest upheaval at the Pentagon, which plans to cut 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week and identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year to redirect those savings to fund Mr. Trump’s priorities.
—Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect
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The event’s third iteration is set to run from January to April 2026 at the JAX District, an industrial site turned arts complex in the historic town of Diriyah, near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2025
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Barbie’s birthday on March 9, when the iconic doll will turn 66.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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As if on cue, the closed front door suddenly swings wide open on its own.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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Shares of MicroStrategy swung from a 14% rally when the market opened to trading down more than 1.8% Monday afternoon.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Rather than addressing these critical security threats, the Pakistani military’s resources have been diverted to a campaign of vengeance against political opponents such as PTI.—
Imran Khan,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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The money has to come from somewhere — most of the time, it’s diverted from its emerging markets competitor India.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Researchers are testing new materials and innovative detection and shielding techniques to absorb or deflect cosmic radiation.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 Mar. 2025
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Juan Carlos deflected the invitation more than once.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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The wind up here had whipped the snow into a sharp rib that came to a point on Denali’s Archdeacon’s Tower.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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