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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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That said, I found no public indication that Pulte has direct, personal ties to The Fellowship.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Continue the premiums by direct debit and make sure that the insurance company has no reason or loophole to cancel it for lack of payment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Washington has been hosting rare direct ambassador-level talks between the two states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The order also prevented him from having any direct or indirect dealings with a number of other boats run by his company.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

When responding to disasters, one challenge for PIH and all other NGOs has been to direct as much funding as possible into on-the-ground projects.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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