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  • present participle of direct.
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directing



ADJECTIVE
executive
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Antonyms




ADJECTIVE
presiding
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Meanwhile, security and environmental challenges along the Suez and Panama canals are directing more shipments through Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Seaver and his security company were subsequently served with a termination notice directing them to immediately vacate the Parton properties they had been tasked with protecting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

"He's got comms with me while I'm directing," says Naicker.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The attorney advised, “As long as you are not directing the message at a specific person based on their protected class, a private employer can limit speech in the workplace.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

After a great deal of Adam’s directing and pointing he could see a woodcutter emerging from the trees by the river.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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