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 idea that Apple could redirect its manufacturing capacity from China straight to the United States — bypassing India — caused a collective double take.
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When accepting her award, for example, Wils talked about how broader trials and tribulations in the world can redirect one down a new — and in her case, more fulfilling — career path.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Dhillon has issued new mission statements for the division's 11 sections that push Trump's priorities and redirect resources to enforcing his executive orders.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
At the Motion Picture Association, studio leaders brainstormed ideas to redirect his attention.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2025
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 May 2025
When accepting her award, for example, Wils talked about how broader trials and tribulations in the world can redirect one down a new — and in her case, more fulfilling — career path.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Dhillon has issued new mission statements for the division's 11 sections that push Trump's priorities and redirect resources to enforcing his executive orders.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
At the Motion Picture Association, studio leaders brainstormed ideas to redirect his attention.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect
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At Christian Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri worked to turn a legacy house into a home.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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The model, who turns 18 on May 29, 2025, made her runway debut in 2023 Comments Zaya Wade is one stylish teenager!—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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The president's team has now swung the pendulum in the opposite direction from five years ago, even attempting to rescind findings of constitutional violations in the cities where Floyd and Taylor lost their lives.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The momentum swung again on the next hole when Griffin saved par from behind a tree in the fairway and Schmid curiously aimed away from the hole with his ball plugged in a bunker, ended up in the rough and made bogey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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External pressure will not divert Israel from its path in defending its existence and security against enemies who seek its destruction.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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Kelly is diverting her eyes to the politics always in every film.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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On Monday, former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who challenged Biden during the Democratic primary last year, accused Biden and his advisers of announcing the diagnosis to deflect from the scrutiny Biden has received in recent weeks.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
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The federal investigation specifically appears to involve a report Mr. Cuomo’s administration produced later in 2020 that further infuriated victims’ families by deflecting blame for thousands of the deaths.—
Nicholas Fandos,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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