redirecting

verb

present participle of redirect
as in turning
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 redirecting This 10-minute control cuts off that reconnaissance and stops attackers from redirecting replies or password-reset messages. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 If aggressive payments have left little or nothing in reserve, temporarily redirecting some extra money to savings may help break that cycle. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Investment in other states Some Republicans are calling for redirecting financial investments in Georgia and North Carolina, as recent polling and rankings of the Senate races show Democratic candidates holding a strong advantage. — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 The researchers concluded that the planet appears to have an atmosphere that cools its dayside by reflecting light from its star and essentially redirecting that heat to the planet's nightside. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The financing plan is multi-layered, and other revenue sources eyed for covering the city’s portion include redirecting revenue generated by the future stadium itself. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 This recognizes the difficulty while redirecting people to solve problems, which helps foster more-flexible thinking. — Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026 Macklemore is redirecting the conversation surrounding his Ed Sheeran tour controversy. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 His trajectory shifts when a virtual quest screen appears before him, redirecting him toward life as an army cook. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redirecting
  1. turning
  2. diverting
  3. whipping
  4. deflecting
  5. shifting
Verb
  • The chaparral, meanwhile, burns hot, turning a small fire into an intense blaze.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • So turning the lights on and off repeatedly actually may not be in your best interest.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning
Verb
  • The complaint accuses Love Renaissance of improperly diverting money from Walker’s touring, recording, marketing, and merchandising budgets, while charging excessive company expenses to those accounts in bad faith.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An Avianca flight heading from Colombia to New York was rocked by turbulence, diverting the plane to Miami on Friday and sending several crew members and passengers to the hospital.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • Now imagine whipping your phone out after work, telling the world about it, and landing a brand deal worth $10K or more.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Now imagine the same hot and dry conditions, but with the Santa Anas whipping at 40 miles an hour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Users can stow it in their pockets, then open it up and watch a movie on its matte, light-deflecting surface.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, many have credited Lee Krasner with deflecting Pollock’s attention from Benton and focusing it on the great modern masters.
    — Barbara Rose, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflecting
Verb
  • Jarvis sacrifices himself to stabilize Vision’s mind, deleting his code and shifting his processing power to the other AIs to keep them functional.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This new study reveals that experimental niobium-titanium alloys can defy this rule at a freezing -253°C (20 kelvin) by spontaneously shifting their atomic structure to form mirror-image twins and generate fresh defects.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of shifting

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“Redirecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redirecting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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