as in turning
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 redirecting
Guilfoyle said helpful approaches include increasing enrichment and sniff-based activities on walks, providing more structured chewing opportunities, treating underlying nausea, reflux, pain or anxiety if present, and redirecting with food or toys before the dog starts grazing heavily.
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Diana Bocco, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Boyle said the legislation would offset the lost revenue by redirecting about $30 billion in existing federal subsidies currently going to oil and gas companies into the Highway Trust Fund.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 11 May 2026
My first year will focus on building modern systems, replacing outdated ones and redirecting resources to programs that actually work.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Unwitting drivers will pick up the freight loads before redirecting them to complicit drivers, who illegally resell them.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
In basketball lore, one story credits University of Louisville players Wiley Brown and Derek Smith with making exactly that shift — redirecting a request for a low five upward into what became the high five.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
To sharpen this focus, the agency is pausing the orbital Gateway Program, redirecting all resources toward establishing a permanent surface base at the lunar south pole.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Francisco Manzo continued to move toward officers, redirecting toward Hart, prompting him to fire one shot.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The higher ed philanthropy system was built to benefit schools that already had the most, and Scott is systematically redirecting her resources toward the ones that don’t.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Diana Bocco, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Boyle said the legislation would offset the lost revenue by redirecting about $30 billion in existing federal subsidies currently going to oil and gas companies into the Highway Trust Fund.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 11 May 2026
My first year will focus on building modern systems, replacing outdated ones and redirecting resources to programs that actually work.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Unwitting drivers will pick up the freight loads before redirecting them to complicit drivers, who illegally resell them.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
In basketball lore, one story credits University of Louisville players Wiley Brown and Derek Smith with making exactly that shift — redirecting a request for a low five upward into what became the high five.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
To sharpen this focus, the agency is pausing the orbital Gateway Program, redirecting all resources toward establishing a permanent surface base at the lunar south pole.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Francisco Manzo continued to move toward officers, redirecting toward Hart, prompting him to fire one shot.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The higher ed philanthropy system was built to benefit schools that already had the most, and Scott is systematically redirecting her resources toward the ones that don’t.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirecting
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But surviving in absolute uncertainty, turning from somebody to nobody at the age of forty-three, and starting everything from scratch in another language, seemed an affordable price to pay compared to being paralysed with fear or having to be brave all the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Concrete dust clotted the air, turning the afternoon dark.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Williamson admitted to diverting $225,000 from a dormant Beccera campaign account to Sean McCluskie, Becerra’s longtime chief of staff.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Chipmakers are diverting capacity toward high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, which leaves thinner supply for conventional DRAM used in PCs, phones and other electronics.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Now imagine seeing like half a dozen road-going glizzies whipping around one of the most iconic tracks in all of motorsports.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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It was delivered by the 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama, whose torso uncorked in a fit of frustration that sent his right elbow whipping toward Reid’s windpipe like a torpedo bat flying through the strike zone.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Patel sparred with multiple lawmakers during Tuesday’s contentious hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee, often deflecting questions from Democrats with his own accusations of wrongdoing.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Holy Innocents’ scored the game’s only goal less than five minutes into the second half when a free kick by the Golden Bears’ Paige Jacquin found the net after deflecting off a Wesleyan player in a logjam in front of the net.—
Chip Saye,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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The debate comes after weeks of tense exchanges and shifting poll numbers.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Growing challenges to diverse slates Amid shifting political winds, the proliferation of diverse slate policies quickly generated backlash.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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“Redirecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirecting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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