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redirect

[ree-di-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌri dɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /


VERB
sublimate
Synonyms




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Memphis Mayor Paul Young recently announced a project that would redirect $3.35 million of that money to affected communities.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

While this push to redirect the country’s scientific research has incited alarm, reactions to interventions in the historical humanities have been more muted.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Police may close roads, establish perimeters, kettle crowds, redirect traffic, block movement, and call those acts public order.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Burnham has pledged to "redirect the resources towards 'people's everyday priorities'," the paper says.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Peers can redirect students’ attention when they’re off-task or ignore attention-getting behaviors.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"Tubulin redirects the activity of these proteins by giving them something productive to do."

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

Software stocks could recover by developing their own AI products or if a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending redirects investment back to the sector.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

A button redirects users to an Uber webpage to book.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

Effective leadership redirects that attention outward toward customers, purpose and shared impact.

From MarketWatch Dec. 18, 2025

It redirects our attention to the great source and fountainhead of human life.

From The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger

The Houthis' naval blockade, if enforced, could further strain Saudi Arabia's economy by cutting off access to its Red Sea ports, which have been vital for oil exports redirected from the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Data-center expansion, including potential investment redirected from the Middle East, could provide an additional boost to power demand, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"At a certain point, we wondered whether that same current control could be redirected from cells to molecules, replacing the neuron-facing electrodes with ring-electrode pairs that could localize pH for DNA synthesis. It worked."

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Those with P.O. boxes have been redirected to a post office on North Vignes Street near Union Station, about two miles away.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Jess quickly redirected my attention and guided me to where we would be sitting.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

You’ll be glad to know a lot you can do that does not involve dipping into your retirement funds, and/or redirecting valuable time and money away from your own family.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The PM's spokesman insisted the policy would be funded by redirecting "savings" identified by departments to cover the cost of the ID scheme.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Commerce’s undersecretary for security, Alan Estevez, started the bureaucratic process for the blacklist, but got a call redirecting the path.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The city has “exceeded expectations” in food recovery, he said, saving 80 million meals that would have been thrown out and redirecting them to people in need.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

“It’s lucky for us you happened to die,” Minya said, redirecting herself at the ghost.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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