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Recent Examples of redistribution
This then triggers a series of microscopic reactions in the device, such as charge redistribution and ion migration.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The redistribution isn’t happening.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Stand Up Loveland says the project is also possible thanks to support from the Democratic Socialists of America and Clothe the People, a community hub for clothing and food redistribution in Fort Collins.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Donny Cohen, owner of several kosher restaurants in Boca Raton, has been donating about 15 unsold pizzas a week from his Rave Pizza & Sushi restaurant to the network for redistribution.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
In 1848, a popular uprising in France overthrew the monarchy, demanding universal manhood suffrage and wealth redistribution.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Rather than sediment shortage being the fundamental problem, the study suggests that strategic redistribution of existing sediment could address localized erosion.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Democrats and other progressives usually maintain that one of the purposes of government is the redistribution of funds from those who have more and need less from the government to those who have less and therefore need more from government.
—Paul Francis, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Premium midfielders, stronger defensive assets, or a redistribution of funds into more balanced squads suddenly become viable.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The redistribution isn’t happening.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Stand Up Loveland says the project is also possible thanks to support from the Democratic Socialists of America and Clothe the People, a community hub for clothing and food redistribution in Fort Collins.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Donny Cohen, owner of several kosher restaurants in Boca Raton, has been donating about 15 unsold pizzas a week from his Rave Pizza & Sushi restaurant to the network for redistribution.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
In 1848, a popular uprising in France overthrew the monarchy, demanding universal manhood suffrage and wealth redistribution.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Rather than sediment shortage being the fundamental problem, the study suggests that strategic redistribution of existing sediment could address localized erosion.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Democrats and other progressives usually maintain that one of the purposes of government is the redistribution of funds from those who have more and need less from the government to those who have less and therefore need more from government.
—Paul Francis, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Premium midfielders, stronger defensive assets, or a redistribution of funds into more balanced squads suddenly become viable.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redistribution
Noun
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United gained gates in last year’s reallocation.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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After the mission design was finalized back in April of 2025, the reallocation of resources meant that the initial costing process could only be completed in September.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Analysts adjusted targets ahead of earnings for the restaurants and foodservice distribution group.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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The distribution of buckyballs and other molecules in the planetary nebula will help astrophysicists decipher how these structures evolve over time and know more about what chemistry fuels the cosmos.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After the 2030 census and the reapportionment, those states will lose population, Electoral College votes, to the benefit of Texas and other Sunbelt states.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Then there’s reapportionment, which means new districts in six years no matter what happens before then.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Companion water-permit provisions require large data center water allocations to be consistent with local zoning and comprehensive plans.—
Haley Busch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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California’s legislators and water agencies should restore historical water allocations to farmers.—
Edward Ring,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The decennial census, and the decennial census alone, is the basis of all legislative acts of apportionment.—
Jeff Kottkamp,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Senate plan would put $25 million of the pension apportionment funds into the state budget for the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which helps families pay for private schooling.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Redistribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redistribution. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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