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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Tony winner Jefferson Mays stars in a new revival of Peter Shaffer’s ‘Amadeus,’ directed by Tony-winner Darko Tresnjak, at Pasadena Playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The movie, directed by Simon Stone, covers much-trodden territory and would have been more effective without the superabundant use of a “You must cry now” score in the final act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Movement for Progressive Judaism said "while the vulnerability of British Jews must not be ignored" measures directed at Israeli settlements "are not the same as an attack on Jews".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable," US Central Command said in a statement, adding the strikes were "in response to Iran's most recent failed attacks".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
And now the Boss directed the lifeboats, equipment, and stores to be transferred onto the ice beside Endurance.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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