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Recent Examples of directionless
Yankee, and Danny Jansen could also end up on the block, and the directionless Angels would be wise to deal Long Island native Logan O’Hoppe.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Set in Los Angeles, 15 Minutes of Fame follows Tony and Jackie, two directionless Latino roommates struggling to survive adulthood while facing mounting financial pressure.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
Granted, at nearly three hours in length, the film is also incredibly demanding — especially its initial half, which, by its nature, becomes a recursive cycle of directionless youth that Rimbaud struggles to break.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Across the nine seasons before Mosley, Orlando reached the playoffs just twice and felt directionless at times before entering yet another rebuild in the post-Dwight Howard era.
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Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
The show follows two directionless siblings, Morgan and Nicky (Levy), who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
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Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
But in such arrangements, junior staff can get overlooked, employees can feel directionless, and managers can burn out—or, as Dimon points out, accountability for getting things done can be diluted.
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Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Second, all events in the campaign are locked to specific car classes before first completion, which will be music to the ears of anyone who ever thought these games were too directionless and open-ended to invite any tension or purpose.
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Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
8 Apr. 2026
How will the New Jersey Devils react to this disappointing season, and what is Nico Hischier thinking about the directionless nature of the team with one year left on his contract?
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Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Set in Los Angeles, 15 Minutes of Fame follows Tony and Jackie, two directionless Latino roommates struggling to survive adulthood while facing mounting financial pressure.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
Granted, at nearly three hours in length, the film is also incredibly demanding — especially its initial half, which, by its nature, becomes a recursive cycle of directionless youth that Rimbaud struggles to break.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Across the nine seasons before Mosley, Orlando reached the playoffs just twice and felt directionless at times before entering yet another rebuild in the post-Dwight Howard era.
—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
The show follows two directionless siblings, Morgan and Nicky (Levy), who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
But in such arrangements, junior staff can get overlooked, employees can feel directionless, and managers can burn out—or, as Dimon points out, accountability for getting things done can be diluted.
—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Second, all events in the campaign are locked to specific car classes before first completion, which will be music to the ears of anyone who ever thought these games were too directionless and open-ended to invite any tension or purpose.
—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
8 Apr. 2026
How will the New Jersey Devils react to this disappointing season, and what is Nico Hischier thinking about the directionless nature of the team with one year left on his contract?
—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directionless
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The small depression sitting in the middle of their abdomen might seem purposeless, like the body’s own errata.
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Avoid purposeless arguments online — stick with real-life relationships that need fixing.
Adjective
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Liam, once aimless and unhoused, quickly finds purpose in the charade as a husband and father.
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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
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“Directionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directionless. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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