redraw
verb
re·draw
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯ 
redrew
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrü
; redrawn
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn
; redrawing; redraws
; redrawn
(ˌ)rē-ˈdrȯn
; redrawing; redraws
1
transitive
: to draw (something) again
redraw a map/plan
Wars redrew the boundaries of the nation.
2
a
transitive
: to project an image on (a display screen) again
The refresh rate is measured in Hertz, which translates to the number of times the screen is redrawn in one second.—
Jackie Fox
Jackie Fox
b
intransitive
: to become refreshed (see refresh sense 5)
—used of a display screen or the visual information it presents
… the number of times the screen redraws per second will adjust based on the needs of the app—moment-to-moment.—Lance Ulanoff
Lance Ulanoff
redraw
noun
plural redraws
Screen redraws never lagged or stuttered, and the hardware seemed well-equipped to handle the OS's requirements.
—Jon Phillips
Jon Phillips
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State legislatures should retain their authority to redraw congressional districts that align with the Voting Rights Act, Maryland’s attorney general and his counterparts in other states wrote in arguments submitted Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Today, various Lebanese political parties, most noticeably predominantly Christian parties, are seeking to capitalize on Hezbollah’s apparent weakening in order to redraw the political map of Lebanon.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
Five states changed their congressional district lines since the 2022 midterm elections; three of those states (Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia) were mandated to redraw their lines by federal courts, who found that the old lines violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
So, here is a classic case of a free and independent country being invaded and brutalized by an expansionist dictatorship that seeks to redraw international boundaries by force.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
Today, various Lebanese political parties, most noticeably predominantly Christian parties, are seeking to capitalize on Hezbollah’s apparent weakening in order to redraw the political map of Lebanon.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
Five states changed their congressional district lines since the 2022 midterm elections; three of those states (Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia) were mandated to redraw their lines by federal courts, who found that the old lines violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
So, here is a classic case of a free and independent country being invaded and brutalized by an expansionist dictatorship that seeks to redraw international boundaries by force.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Redraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redraw. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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