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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of redound.
Etymologies
- Middle English redounden, to flow abundantly, from Old French redonder, from Latin redundāre, to overflow; see redundant.
Examples
“I carry no brief for Mr. Trump, but his sudden success makes a point: Another kind of charisma redounds to those willing to challenge political correctness—those unwilling to be in thrall to the president's cultural charisma.”
“Their success redounds to Jonathan Crowther's credit.”
“So the question is, will African-American voters give this administration credit for doing the work that redounds to their benefit, even if they don't talk about how it redounds to their benefit?”
NPR: Study: Black Vote Crucial For Dems In Mid-Term Elections
“If the current budget battle redounds to the Republican's favor, that could weaken Mr. Obama's odds in the state next year, and even his chances for re-election.”
The Wall Street Journal: Political Fight Over Unions Escalates
“The notion of being chastened doesn't even cross their mind -- they got the health care reform they wanted, it's not going anywhere unless the GOP does something that historically redounds to the Democrats 'benefit (shutting down the government), 2011 is going to be about a big foreign policy matter in Afghanistan, and the White House doesn't really much need the Congress' approval in that arena.”
“Having America's involvement, having other countries talk about it more, might bring us closer to a situation that redounds to everybody's benefit," Mr. Aquino said.”
The Wall Street Journal: Philippine Leader Touts U.S.'s Asia Role
“First, Our failure to clean up the drug problem in the MLB redounds to our disgrace.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Jonathan Adler Gets It Wrong, and Soccer Gets It Right:
“It redounds to our disgrace that Christian civilization descended into the barbarism that it did.”
“So when the rich maintain their money and investments, their increased net worth redounds to wages and job opportunities.”
Forbes: If Charity Is Their Goal, Gates And Buffett Should Hoard Their Wealth
“The mind and body are genuinely connected, and the soundness of one redounds to the other.”
The Huffington Post: David Katz, M.D.: Attention Deficit Disorder: Ritalin Or Recess?
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