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direct

[dih-rekt, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /










Usage

What are other ways to say direct? To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To lead is to bring them onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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It considers direct subsidies, tax breaks and favourable loans from banks and public financial institutions -- at times below their base lending rates -- to be public support.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Even if that isn’t a direct sell signal at the moment, it is one reason investors should proceed with caution.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Actor Tommy Dorfman snatched up the rights to write and direct the body thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The Fed doesn’t just hike interest rates as a direct response to inflation.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

This was a direct result of the growth of agriculture and industrialization, and an unprecedented growth—more of an explosion, actually—in the human population.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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