redistributes

verb

present tense third-person singular of redistribute
as in distributes
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 This helps reduce the strain on recovering mothers and redistributes some of the care work that goes into raising children. — Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 The welfare state increasingly redistributes away from those in need. — Chris Pope, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributes
  1. distributes
  2. divides
  3. allocates
  4. provides
  5. shares
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  • Slowly, always slowly, and always in the company of a human server, the robot transports dishes to diners’ tables, where the human server distributes them.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The government has supported the initiative alongside the International Chess Federation, known as FIDE, Chess Kenya and The Gift of Chess, a nonprofit organization that distributes chess sets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributes
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  • Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of divides
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  • The Constitution allocates political power — specifically representation in the House of Representatives — and draws political districts in relation to decennial census counts of population size.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The 10 Percent Profit Pledge initiative allocates a portion of Rituals’ net profits to supporting the well-being of people and the planet.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of allocates
Verb
  • The robot’s onboard visual feedback provides information about the objects and their positions during these interactions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The province contributes to Canada's equalization system, which provides federal funding to provinces with lower fiscal capacity.
    — Sheena Rossiter, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of provides
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  • The singer also shares his daughter, Alexa Joel, 40, with his ex-wife, Christie Brinkley.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Peacock streaming platform shares its weekly exclusive games on YouTube.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Redistributes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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