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Synonyms

directions

British  
/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛkʃənz /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) instructions for doing something or for reaching a place

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Example Sentences

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Policy decisions can pull yields in different directions, particularly when geopolitical events are moving at a brisk clip.

From MarketWatch

"We had pressure from a lot of different directions in terms of having to leave," she said, with her eight-person team departing under an Iraqi escort on March 10.

From Barron's

The directions she had been following were gone.

From Literature

I feel like one of Mav’s tug toys, each of them pulling me in opposite directions.

From Literature

Above him, the lamps swung in all directions, as if each was blown by a different wind.

From Literature

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