as in to manipulate
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymander
More and more states are joining the race to the bottom to gerrymander away the power of their voters.
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Mary Ellen Klas,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
Sure but doesn't gerrymandering disincentivize bipartisan.
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CBS News,
31 May 2026
Bowing to Trump, feckless state legislators have unconstitutionally gerrymandered Democratic-leaning congressional districts out of existence.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Unfortunately, when Texas decided to gerrymander, California had to respond.
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The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Mary Ellen Klas,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
Sure but doesn't gerrymandering disincentivize bipartisan.
—
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Bowing to Trump, feckless state legislators have unconstitutionally gerrymandered Democratic-leaning congressional districts out of existence.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Unfortunately, when Texas decided to gerrymander, California had to respond.
—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gerrymander
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymander
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Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.
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Among the schemes cited by officials was ATM jackpotting, a technically sophisticated form of theft in which criminals manipulate ATMs through malware, network intrusion or physical tampering to trigger unauthorized cash withdrawals.
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Agents also intercepted calls between the two discussing drug and firearm trafficking, during which Rodriguez arranged for deliveries to be made to his home.
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Accordingly, the house is raised 14 feet above the ground, with rooms arranged primarily on one level.
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The market is oversaturated, and Riley is a genius for not only recognizing that but realizing that all of these new DJs are going to need lawyers to negotiate their contracts.
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The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036.
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The catastrophies that our heroine averts are awfully small potatoes — a bulldozer running amok, an amusement park ride speeding out of control, some prankish teenagers scheming to turn the girl’s shower into a steambath.
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Joining Purnell, Ora, and Haaland in the voice cast are Steve Speirs as King Erik, Anton Lesser as the scheming Lars, and Alan Carr as the Bard, an overly enthusiastic royal scribe.
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To meet this demand, the market required crops engineered for this new era, encouraging innovation that produced plants sturdy enough for cross-country travel and aggressive enough to thrive in any backyard soil.
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Unlike artists attempting to engineer their next viral moment, EMIN views the success as something that happened organically.
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“Gerrymander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gerrymander. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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