re·di·rect
ˌrē-də-ˈrekt 
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
redirected; redirecting; redirects
: to change the course or direction of
law
: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination
called the witness back to the stand for redirect
Examples of redirect in a Sentence
Verb
They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water.
Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown.
Visitors to the old website address are redirected automatically to the new one.
I tried to redirect their attention to the other painting.
It's time to redirect your energy to your homework.
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
This will redirect new users to a sign-up landing page.
—Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
As with the redirects to fraudulent websites, these details will go straight to the people behind the smishing attempt, who will most likely use them to try to steal money or information.
—David Nield, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2021
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Verb
But as recently as last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom — who opposed the ballot measure — said those funds were secured with specific plans in mind, and cannot be easily redirected or cashed out to fulfill the pledges of Proposition 36.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
This will redirect new users to a sign-up landing page.
—Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
By infecting legitimate websites, in this instance users would be lulled into a false sense of security initially, but the redirect to a fake web store is when alarm bells should start to ring.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
As with the redirects to fraudulent websites, these details will go straight to the people behind the smishing attempt, who will most likely use them to try to steal money or information.
—David Nield, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2021
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“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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