1
as in straight
in a direct line or course
we went directly to the site without stopping to pick up extra supplies
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2
as in openly
in an honest and direct manner
the instructor deals with her art students very directly, always telling them the plain truth
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3
as in accurately
in the same words
quoted directly from the encyclopedia
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as in immediately
without delay
in case of a medical emergency, do not try to contact your doctor but instead go directly to the hospital
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as in shortly
at or within a short time
dinner should be ready directly
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Recent Examples of directly
The first-of-its-kind installment solution is integrated directly into Samsung Wallet, creating a frictionless in-store checkout experience.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Those patterns directly influence the strength and stretchiness of the tissues, giving them realistic mechanical properties.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Food was stored directly on the walk-in cooler floor.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Those patterns directly influence the strength and stretchiness of the tissues, giving them realistic mechanical properties.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Food was stored directly on the walk-in cooler floor.
—Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directly
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These jeans are fashionable and comfortable enough to take me from the airport terminal straight to the office.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Sep. 2025
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The ball missed the bat completely and hit Fry straight in the face.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Korean Cinema’s Crisis Was the Headline Far from being whispered about in corridors, Korean cinema’s crisis was front and center throughout BIFF, with industry leaders using the platform to openly diagnose challenges and seek solutions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Either way, Bondi has set the stage for presidents to openly use the department to prosecute their political enemies, in a move that could come back to haunt Republicans if Democrats take control of the White House.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Once tagged as an invest, additional data is gathered on the thunderstorm cluster, including its own computer model runs, to help forecasters more accurately predict its potential track and strength.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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To accurately express an emotion, the sound has to be accurate.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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The 11th Street Kids of Harcourt, John Economos (Steve Agee), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) and Adebayo had already set out to rescue Chris from Earth-2, and Harcourt’s instincts as an agent who minds her surroundings picked up on the white supremacist haven almost immediately.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kate debuted with blonde hair and was immediately met with troll comments.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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The replay seemed to show that the hit was fair, and Springer apparently directed his complaints at the Yankees shortly thereafter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel made the comments slightly over 17 minutes into his opening monologue, shortly before the program’s first commercial break.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Of course Tamra threw Gina right under that particular bus.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cornea is a perfect alternating stack of tiny fibers that is so regular that light goes right through it, and the cells of the lens have lost nearly all their internal structures (organelles), leaving only a soup of almost identical proteins that don’t interfere much with the passage of light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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How to rebuild trust in a relationship The first steps to rebuilding trust in a relationship, Prabhu says, is for the partner who was hurt to express their pain to the partner who hurt them, and for the partner who hurt them to sincerely acknowledge and validate the hurt partner's feelings.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Miller sincerely believes there’s a game for everyone.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images That is exactly the kind of performance that Chicago needed to see from its young franchise quarterback.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Within that time, the company tested the Daily Edit internally and made a number of tweaks to the algorithm in an effort to play up exactly what feels important to its consumers.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Directly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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