in the direction of

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as the crow flies adv.
into prep.
toward/towards prep.

ADVERB

as the crow flies

Synonyms

WEAK

beeline direct route most direct route shortest route straight straight as an arrow straight line

PREPOSITION

into

Synonyms

WEAK

toward within

PREPOSITION

toward/towards

Synonyms

WEAK

against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in relation to in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

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in the direction of

Trace that hazy glow toward its densest region, and you will be looking in the direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Officers said after failing to stop, the Audi made off in the direction of the A46 before travelling back towards Stratford on the A439 Warwick Road where the crash occured.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Another night, the same pack might go into red beans, taking dinner vaguely in the direction of Louisiana.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Other recent TV roles have steered Anderson in the direction of an unabashedly queer storyteller like Schoenbrun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Rania doesn’t say anything, but she looks in the direction of Xander’s finger.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

in the direction of

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