directed
Americanadjective
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guided, regulated, or managed.
a carefully directed program.
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subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc.
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pointed, aimed, or sent toward a place or object.
Rooms need to have high air exchange rates, rapid air velocities, and directed airflows to minimize particle concentration.
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Mathematics. (of an angle or vector) having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned.
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Lee Kirk wrote and directed this coming-of-age film starring Mason Thames, Jenna Fischer, Mckenna Grace, Angela Kinsey and Fred Armisen, which was also produced by three members of Green Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He added that fire fighting resources are directed based on "fire behaviour, weather conditions and risks to communities."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Not all the proposed funding is directed to controversial groups, our reporting found.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The concentrated sunlight can then be directed onto the tiny nonlinear crystal responsible for producing the entangled photons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
“That call could have been directed more expediently.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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