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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Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner’s first chase happened in the 1949 short “Fast and Furry-ous,” directed by animator Chuck Jones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Our study represents a major advance in understanding what goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease," said Hansruedi Mathys, assistant professor of neurobiology at Pitt's Department of Neurobiology, who directed the Pitt arm of the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Given some of the vile songs that were directed at O'Neill at Ibrox then McInnes is in for some treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
It was during tech for “Amadeus” that Tresnjak told Feldman of his love for “The Visit,” which he first directed in college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lothar Schmid, the arbiter who’d directed the 1972 match between the two grandmasters, was once again present, and he started the clock.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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