Direct and Run

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Direct

Direct verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: the music teacher directs both the student orchestra and the marching band

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Run is a synonym for direct in control topic. In some cases you can use "Run" instead a verb "Direct", when it comes to topics like manage, administer, over.

Nearby Words: direction, directed, directly, directing, directness

Run

Run verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

Usage example: I know how to run that machine

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Direct is a synonym for run in manage topic. You can use "Direct" instead a verb "Run", if it concerns topics such as over, be in charge of.

Nearby Word: running

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operation	direct operation	run operation
people	direct people	run people
team	direct team	run team
series	direct series	run series
Other words: show, bit, game, story, car, ship, times, operations.

Both words in one sentence

Magneto flips out over this, despite doing worse to the Marauders in his 2014 solo series (which this run is more or less a direct continuation of).

Source: Comic Book / Uncanny X-Men
They receive the widest variety of spell types including heals, run speed boosts, stat buffs, damage-over-time, direct damage, damage shields, snares, teleportation, and regeneration spells.

Source: Video Game / EverQuest
A correspondent at Facebook says that Freleng was suspended for a month after a run-in with the Warners front office over "Hollywood Daffy" and his refusal to direct it.

Source: Western Animation / Looney Tunes

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Run and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/run

Direct & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/run>.

Run or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/run.

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