as in distributed
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 redistributed
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Seth Eli Barlow, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
For the remaining surplus, the team found that more than half can be redistributed to neighboring regions with minimal economic or environmental impact.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Seth Eli Barlow, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
For the remaining surplus, the team found that more than half can be redistributed to neighboring regions with minimal economic or environmental impact.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistributed
Verb
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How to best address the cross-border problem of whose rules apply when validators, liquidity providers, and end users are globally distributed?—
Bob Diamond,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Torres-Ortiz allegedly collected the packages and took them to secondary locations where Edgar Castro Perez and Arroyo-Robles allegedly stored them until the cocaine was distributed further, federal officials claimed.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite their size, canister vacuums provide better weight distribution and are easier on your body because the weight is divided into two parts.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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My mom was very upset that the inheritance was not divided up equally and asked me several times why my portion would be so much larger.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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On offense, role players such as Gavin Sheets, Luis Campusano and Ty France have provided timely impact; in FanGraphs’ definition of high-leverage situations, the Padres rank first in OPS and wRC+.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead, scandals have provided rolling revelations of a general unseriousness.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gates at O’Hare are allocated by how much an airline flew the previous year, incentivizing airlines to add flights.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The report noted that the government had allocated 102 million Australian dollars ($73 million) to increase security at Jewish sites including synagogues and schools.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mercury in your 12th House of Reflection brings up thoughts that need processing before being shared.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Redistributed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistributed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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