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Recent Examples of redirect If a caller is located near two different counties — or even near a state line — the call could get directed to the wrong dispatch center, costing valuable time as that center redirects the person and information to the proper place. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 21 July 2025 The benefits of deadheading include: Production of more blooms: Removing old flowers before the plant expends energy on seed production, redirects that energy into more blooms. Fresher-looking garden and containers: Most dead flowers and wilting stems are not attractive. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 July 2025 The administration continues to navigate the fallout from the Epstein memo controversy while Trump seeks to redirect focus toward other policy priorities. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 Sometimes, the boldest move is to redirect your energy toward what’s already working. James Barlow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for redirect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirect
Verb
  • That turned into a backlash from within Trump's MAGA base when the DOJ and the FBI then stated in a memo there would be no new investigations of uncharged third parties.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Then, as the century turned, the boys were pushed aside by rough young men.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Never did Nick Kurtz consider this, not as a young boy learning to swing left-handed in Lancaster, Pa., or during the charmed collegiate career that catapulted him into baseball’s consciousness.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently suggested the Houston Astros could swing a blockbuster trade deadline deal for Miami Marlins hurler Edward Cabrera in the coming days.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Critics of President Donald Trump have claimed that the release is an effort to divert attention from the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • With 90% from demolition and 10% from construction, these materials could be diverted from the landfill and sold.
    Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The sophomore defensive back deflected 14 passes and picked off quarterbacks three times.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • As public furor over the Epstein files has exploded in recent weeks, Trump has sought to deflect criticism.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • The designer was lucky enough to snag some handwoven jacquard with gold thread from a Venetian palazzo, whipping it into a one-of-a-kind lampshade skirt.
    Ari Stark, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
  • Shake briefly to whip, then empty contents into a curved Hurricane glass and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025

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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirect. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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