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as in channeled
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
the aqueduct directs the water into an artificial lake
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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
our tour guide directed us to wait in front of the building until she could rejoin us
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as in ordered
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the caretaker directed that all of the windows be closed before we left
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as in supervised
to look after and make decisions about
the music teacher directs both the student orchestra and the marching band
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as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
we quickly directed our attention toward the noise coming from the rear
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
the guide directed the tour through the museum with commendable efficiency and expertise
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Recent Examples of directed
Coproducer and Finite Films & TV founder Amy Gardner previously served as executive producer on the apocalyptic musical feature The End, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay and Stephen Graham.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Would the Clippers be at fault if a sponsor decides to pay a player, but there isn’t sufficient evidence the team directed that payment?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Their follow up Strawberry Mansion, which Birney and Audley wrote, directed and produced, was a futuristic fantasy-romance centered on a man and the woman whose dreams he is tasked with auditing.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Chisholm also directed a lewd acronym at a user on X who criticized him for going after Walsh after the final out.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Would the Clippers be at fault if a sponsor decides to pay a player, but there isn’t sufficient evidence the team directed that payment?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Their follow up Strawberry Mansion, which Birney and Audley wrote, directed and produced, was a futuristic fantasy-romance centered on a man and the woman whose dreams he is tasked with auditing.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Chisholm also directed a lewd acronym at a user on X who criticized him for going after Walsh after the final out.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directed
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Meanwhile, matter in the disk is channeled to the poles of the supermassive black hole by powerful magnetic fields, from where it is blasted out as near-light-speed jets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With Cefinn, Cameron channeled her love of fashion as well as commerce, a passion that runs in the family.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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While Fonseca frames the uprising as a type of emergent phenomenon in his post and a YouTube video, examination of the source code by AI researcher Simon Willison shows that Fonseca specifically instructed the villagers to behave this way and even escalate the unrest over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Allen instructed responding deputies to meet at a rally point before responding to the shooting call, Tony said.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, according to court documents filed Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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That's according to the Financial Times, which reported that Beijing had ordered companies not to buy Nvidia's RTX Pro 600D, which was custom-made for the country.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The estate has supervised the release of over forty albums of Hendrix’s studio and live recordings in conjunction with the guitarist’s main engineer, Eddie Kramer.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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That deal gave rise to the Giorgio Armani Corporation and its multiple lines aimed at international markets.—
Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Honda says these changes make the Civic Si—still the only car in its class offered solely with a manual transmission—its most engaging version yet, aimed squarely at driving enthusiasts.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other patrons saw us with cell phones — an immense luxury at the time — and steered clear of us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Reeling from the unprecedented incident, the UAE requested Stingers from Washington.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Asked Friday if city and state officials had requested a National Guard deployment -- or had formally signed off on it -- the White House didn't respond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Directed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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