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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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Instead of increasing together, the two properties moved in opposite directions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Tractors have been spotted moving slowly on the Sydenham bypass, near the Belfast City Airport, in both directions.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Fast-growing options markets exaggerate the price moves in both directions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and army chief Valery Gerasimov have been instructed to "cease hostilities in all directions during this period", the Kremlin said.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Following his directions, they’d left the ‘stream at the foot of the stony grey hill’, and were climbing the trail that snaked towards the top.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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