Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

redirect

[ree-di-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌri dɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /


VERB
sublimate
Synonyms




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

On its own, though, the optical Kerr effect is too weak to redirect a beam of light by an amount that would be useful in practical devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Schmit added that it was unclear how much crude Saudi Arabia could redirect this way.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The speed brakes are panels that create aerodynamic drag, or thrust reversers, which redirect air to lower the plane’s speed while landing, the WSJ’s Andrew Tangel and Alyssa Lukpat write.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

With all the county’s water mains on emergency shutdown, and endless glitches in the computers trying to redirect what water is left, he’s been transporting water manually to high-priority facilities.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

"Tubulin redirects the activity of these proteins by giving them something productive to do."

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

Thompson, who gained notoriety for his role winning a rape conviction against Harvey Weinstein, purchased the rights to the domain name “patconnolly4judge.com,” which now redirects to one of the commission’s admonishments of Connolly.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Software stocks could recover by developing their own AI products or if a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending redirects investment back to the sector.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

A button redirects users to an Uber webpage to book.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

It redirects our attention to the great source and fountainhead of human life.

From The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger

That result redirected their attention toward the axon's physical properties.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

Some capacity could be redirected toward safety testing, improving models and serving customers, but those workloads may not replace curtailed frontier training dollar for dollar.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The fund follows William's decision to stop personally benefiting from the £1.5m annual rent generated by Dartmoor Prison, with the funding redirected into the local community.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department redirected questions to the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station, which was not available to comment on the incident on Monday evening.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

By midday, the grandstand and clubhouse were glutted, so Vanderbilt redirected fans by the thousands into the infield.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The prime minister's spokesman insisted the policy would be funded by redirecting "savings" identified by departments to cover the cost of the ID scheme.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Commerce’s undersecretary for security, Alan Estevez, started the bureaucratic process for the blacklist, but got a call redirecting the path.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

These actions included things like changing the title on bank accounts and other property, redirecting household bills, canceling credit cards, consolidating retirement accounts, making Roth conversions and giving away money.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The city has “exceeded expectations” in food recovery, he said, saving 80 million meals that would have been thrown out and redirecting them to people in need.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

She bent all her will into redirecting the magic of the Labyrinth.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training