Direction and Planning

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Planning and direction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Planning" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Planning noun - An act of formulating a program for a definite course of action.

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Direction and planning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Planning".

Nearby Words: planned, planner

good	good direction	good planning
better	better direction	better planning
similar	similar direction	similar planning
original	original direction	original planning
Other adjectives: proper, poor, actual, real, constant, little, bad, creative, general, last, realistic.

Kingdom Hearts has been rapidly heading in this direction, especially with the recent reveals about what Xehanort has been planning to do his entire life.

Source: Cosmic Horror Story
Mid-episode, Richard takes a moment to explain to the viewers where he's standing vis-a-vis the various schemes going on, and the direction he's planning to take his own.

Source: Series / Made In Canada
Wanda and Otto come back to the safe to steal the diamonds for themselves, with Wanda planning to steal them from Otto once he opens the safe, only to find that Ken already moved them at George's direction.

Source: Gambit Pileup

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