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as in instruction
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
we were given very specific directions for the first part of the exam
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
working under the close direction of the engineering supervisor
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as in compass
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
a life that seemed to lack any direction other than the mindless pursuit of empty pleasures
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as in trend
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately
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Recent Examples of direction
On Saturday, Jeffries took a step in that direction by congratulating New York City's Democratic nominees, including Valdez and Chevalier.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
A lot of the factors driving business performance [are] going in the wrong direction.
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Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
The latest research shows that 83% of a putt’s starting direction is influenced by the direction of the putter face at impact.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Williams caught the ball, drove right and quickly changed directions with the between-the-legs dribble.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
A lot of the factors driving business performance [are] going in the wrong direction.
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Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
The latest research shows that 83% of a putt’s starting direction is influenced by the direction of the putter face at impact.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Williams caught the ball, drove right and quickly changed directions with the between-the-legs dribble.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for direction
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
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Supporters argued Judeo-Christian traditions are fundamental to the nation's founding and should be reflected in classroom instruction.
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Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration.
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Water management plans must include estimates of water usage, discharge locations and plans to minimize water demand.
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Atop the Go board there lies a compass whose dials swing chaotically.
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The Ti-Trailblazer takes a unique approach by making a compass its main feature and building 10 additional tools around it.
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In January, a World Economic Forum report estimated that new technology, alongside other economic and demographic trends, will create 170 million roles and displace 92 million others by 2030.
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This trend, however, sparks concerns about a looming leadership crisis.
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Entering this game, Senegal needed to win, and win big, in order to keep its World Cup dreams alive.
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To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.
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Just over a month later, on June 1, a judge lifted mandatory supervision for Paul's parent time with Ever.
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Assembly Bill 3216 requires all school districts to enforce rules prohibiting student use of phones while under supervision.
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Thinning Russian air defense stockpiles and Ukraine's ever-increasing drone production have helped Kyiv seize new momentum this year, with analysts and some regional leaders seeing the tide slowly turn away from Russia's favor.
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Trump said the Democratic Party’s leadership was afraid of speaking out against the rising tide of socialism because of looming primary challenges.
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
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The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.
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“Direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/direction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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