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 Optical switches work differently depending on the manufacturer, but generally, each switch contains a light beam that is redirected when the switch is depressed. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Regional traffic will be redirected to roads such as Southwest 10th Street, Powerline Road, Dixie Highway and Sample Road, and local traffic will be redirected along Military Trail and Northeast Third Avenue. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Once passengers and crew restrained the attacker, the aircraft could be stabilized and redirected toward a suitable airport. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Some Canadian travelers have redirected vacations domestically or toward Europe or other international destinations. — Rachel J.c. Fu, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026 Her campaign redirected the money from the fraudster to a local Maine school district. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 In response, the Saudis redirected Asia shipments northwest to the Mediterranean, either through the Suez Canal or — for tankers too big to use it — a pipeline across Egypt to another tanker. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Victims who clicked those ads were redirected to fake banking websites controlled by the criminals, according to the DOJ. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Reus then redirected a cross by Lucas Calegari into the net to give the Galaxy (8-10-9) a 3-2 lead in the 80th minute. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirected
  1. swung
  2. turned
  3. diverted
  4. whipped
  5. deflected
  6. shifted
Verb
  • The outpost has welcomed 298 visitors from 26 countries since the doors swung open in 2000, by NASA’s count.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • Towns finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists but turned the ball over three times, shot two-of-seven from the field, and lost his positional matchup to Davis, the former perennial All-Star whose career was derailed by injury.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Tasveer acquired the Ark Lodge Cinema in Seattle’s Columbia City and turned it into the Tasveer Film Center, which shows international cinema every day of the week.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of turned
Verb
  • The flight, carrying 182 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The aircraft that diverted to Saudi Arabia in Wednesday’s incident was a Flydubai 737 Max 8.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverted
Verb
  • After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Rodriguez, through four games, does have one takeaway, an impressive interception in the Chiefs game, when Pat Mahomes’ pass deflected off wide receiver Rashee Rice’s hands and bounced high into the air.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The visitors added another in the 39th minute on Sarah Schupansky‘s deflected shot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflected
Verb
  • The Dayton area has shed about half of its 90,000 factory jobs since 1990, according to federal data, after the North American Free Trade Agreement shifted many jobs to Mexico where auto parts could be made more cheaply.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, consumer priorities have shifted.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifted

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“Redirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirected. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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