redistribute
verb (used with object)
to distribute again or anew.
redistributing
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present participleof redistribute.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In North Andover, administrators closed an elementary school last year as a result of declining enrollment, redistributing about 200 students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
She has said Wildberries was "focused on redistributing" across its warehouses and "ensuring the financial stability of our partners."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’m worried I may not be diversified enough and may fare better selling and redistributing into less risky index funds.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Holocaust Memorial Museum describes the program as a coordinated effort to strip communities of cultural identity while redistributing art through state and black-market channels.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
In particular, a tribal big-man’s role in dividing the meat of pigs slaughtered for feasts points to the role of chiefs in collecting and redistributing food and goods—now reconstrued as tribute—in chiefdoms.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
