in the direction of (something)
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: so as to be approaching : toward
The car was last seen headed in the direction of the stadium.
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After the employee was unable to open the cash register quickly, Rosario Lopez reportedly fired a round in the direction of employee and fled.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Two minutes later, at 3:28 a.m., surveillance footage at Sunset Mart gas station in Moscow recorded the car turn west about a half-mile away and headed in the direction of the King Road house.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
Rudiger — who had been substituted out of the game along with Vazquez by the time of their reds — had to be held back by his team-mates and coaching staff and appeared to throw a missile in the direction of De Burgos Bengoetxea.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
During April, Mars is located relatively close to the bright stars Castor and Pollox, which can be found 40 degrees upwards from Betelgeuse in the direction of your local zenith, which is the patch of space directly above your head.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Two minutes later, at 3:28 a.m., surveillance footage at Sunset Mart gas station in Moscow recorded the car turn west about a half-mile away and headed in the direction of the King Road house.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
Rudiger — who had been substituted out of the game along with Vazquez by the time of their reds — had to be held back by his team-mates and coaching staff and appeared to throw a missile in the direction of De Burgos Bengoetxea.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
During April, Mars is located relatively close to the bright stars Castor and Pollox, which can be found 40 degrees upwards from Betelgeuse in the direction of your local zenith, which is the patch of space directly above your head.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“In the direction of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20direction%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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