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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

For him, the data centre project is born of "infatuation with all things digital" and "developing AI at breakneck speed in all directions".

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a truce for Orthodox Easter, with Vladimir Putin saying he's ordered Russian troops to cease fire "in all directions" this weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

People ran in all directions, afraid that the police would be the next to arrive on the scene.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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