in the direction of (something)
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: so as to be approaching : toward
The car was last seen headed in the direction of the stadium.
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This would move us in the direction of true continuous improvement.
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Natan Linder, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Using light pressure, begin buffing out the scratch working only in the direction of the grain.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
Cicero walked me exactly one minute in the direction of my train before turning to walk home.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Russia has been gaining ground toward the Ukrainian hub of Kupiansk, in the northeastern Kharkiv region, and toward Borova, a settlement south of Kupiansk, while advancing in the direction of the Donetsk town of Lyman to the southeast of Borova.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Natan Linder, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Using light pressure, begin buffing out the scratch working only in the direction of the grain.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
Cicero walked me exactly one minute in the direction of my train before turning to walk home.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Russia has been gaining ground toward the Ukrainian hub of Kupiansk, in the northeastern Kharkiv region, and toward Borova, a settlement south of Kupiansk, while advancing in the direction of the Donetsk town of Lyman to the southeast of Borova.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“In the direction of (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20direction%20of%20%28something%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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