Thesaurus results for REDIRECTED

redirected

verb

past tense of redirect

as in swung

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 redirected Youssef Maziz played a free kick from the right side into the area that was redirected by Ebobisse off the back post and into the net. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The changes would give political appointees more discretion over which projects receive funding and allow funding to be canceled or redirected as federal priorities change. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Fletcher also admitted that raising money for humanitarian operations has become more difficult as governments have increasingly redirected spending toward defense and domestic priorities. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The team and the city could also agree that revenue streams not required to make the additional development financially feasible could be redirected into paying off the stadium bonds instead. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 The statistics do not suggest that the tariffs have simply redirected passenger-vehicle trade to different ports or different countries. — Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In June, Democrats warned that $350 million in funds from a tax cuts law appeared to have been redirected to the White House for security, including the ballroom. — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 In June, Democrats warned that $350 million in funds from a tax cuts law appeared to have been redirected for the ballroom. — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 On July 31, the creator posted an apology (which has since been deleted from the platform, though Hank redirected users to the full text of his apology that had been reposted on Reddit) addressing the controversy. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
The club opted against a lengthy pre-season trip to North America, Oceania, or East Asia, preferring a smaller-scale tour in which the squad swung back to the Carrington training ground after playing across a host of European cities.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Kate Faasse equalized for the Dash in the 42nd minute after Kiki Van Zanten’s shot deflected off North Carolina goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
The veteran delivered for the Sox with a single that deflected off the glove of diving shortstop Kevin McGonigle and trickled into left field.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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Ottawa’s pipeline was highly ranked for years, but as its top young players have aged out of prospect status, the situation has shifted drastically.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
In recent years, the Army shifted more of its recruiting effort into large Democratic-leaning cities after traditional recruiting strongholds in the South, rural America and the suburbs could no longer produce enough qualified volunteers.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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