REDISTRIBUTES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

redistributes

verb

present tense third-person singular of redistribute

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to divide (something) among a group in a different way Unused federal funds will be redistributed to other states. We need to redistribute the duties among ourselves; some of us are working too hard, and others are hardly working at all.

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Recent Examples of redistributes After all, Social Security mostly redistributes income upward, not downward. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 Fluffing redistributes the filling inside the cushion, restoring loft and preventing clumping. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 The obstacle is the organization itself — the informal power structures, the processes people have built professional identities around, the quiet resistance to anything that redistributes how work and influence flows. — Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Schools hosting cell towers keep a third of that revenue; CPS redistributes the rest to all campuses, the district said. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 The process begins in the first few days after bottling, when oxygen quickly redistributes between the air trapped above the wine and the wine itself, eventually reaching a balance. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 Eco effort Guests rarely need air conditioning thanks to the building’s passive design, which captures heat in the atrium and redistributes it through internal channels, creating natural heating and cooling from day to night. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Berardelli said an El Nino event essentially redistributes heat on Earth. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 Dry sweeping alone just redistributes it, so the right method depends on your flooring. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

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And the best part is that the motorcycle distributes its mass so broadly that its ground pressure matches a soldier on foot.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
One company positioned to benefit is American Electric Power (AEP), a major public utility holding company headquartered in Ohio that, according to its website, distributes electricity to more than five million customers across 11 states.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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The Hamas official also said the group’s leader demanded that Israel halt its attacks on Gaza and withdraw to the Yellow Line, which divides the territory into Israeli military and Palestinian sections, before beginning implementation.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The 50/30/20 rule is a budgeting framework that divides your take-home pay into three categories.

— Javier Simon, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of divides

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Pips-out is more of a defensive rubber that provides more speed and power but has less spin on hits.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
This next generation of talent provides an in for luxury brands who are keen to generate loyalty and sales, not just celebrity fervor, through their Korean brand ambassadors.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

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Panettiere shares an 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, with her former partner, Wladimir Klitschko, a Ukrainian former professional boxer.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The Pro shares the same exact dimensions and geometry with the original X-Dome 1+, ensuring the same level of comfort at camp.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

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