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in all directions

ADVERB
blindly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aimlessly frantically indiscriminately instinctively madly wildly
WEAK
at random confusedly pell-mell purposelessly
Antonyms
WEAK
carefully cautiously considerately purposely reasonably sensibly
ADVERB
every which way
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haphazardly randomly
WEAK
all over the place at every turn everyway everywhere everywhither in all manner of ways in every quarter indiscriminately irregularly

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Ahmed: There’s the idea that the universe is expanding in all directions at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The Bell Beaker people rapidly expanded and rippled out further in all directions, creating the bronze age of central Europe.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

More recently, a senior US intelligence officer said he saw "countless orange orbs swarming in all directions" last year rendering him "speechless".

From BBC • May 22, 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

The wall extends in all directions, except for the part that is the stone wall with the false light.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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