he went in the other directions vs he went for the other directions

Some examples from the web:

• Then he went in this direction...
• No, I think I kind of went in the other direction.
• Which direction he went in, what he was wearing, something.
• In the European Union, they went in the other direction.
• Whatever direction he went in brought him right back to playing soccer, right?
• Her footprints go this way, someone also went in this direction.
• The giant went in that direction.
• We had some fun but went in different directions, ended totally civil.
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• He did not know the direction he went.
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• You said Bash knows the direction they went in.
• I went in a different direction.
• We came over from Korea together, but we went in different directions.
• So our lives, our interests just went in different directions.
• He said they went another direction.
• It does a little double dance, and then it heads back in exactly the same direction it went in the first place.
• The EU proposal was good; it went in the right direction, and we should have liked to improve it.
• I believe that, in the end, this went in a positive direction.
• Guys, we're asking you to please, please come back here or call in if you find anything, no matter how small it is, that might indicate what direction he went in.

Some examples from the web:

• Then he went in this direction...
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• He did not know the direction he went.
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• No, I think I kind of went in the other direction.
• Which direction he went in, what he was wearing, something.
• He said they went another direction.
• In the European Union, they went in the other direction.
• Whatever direction he went in brought him right back to playing soccer, right?
• You see which direction he went after the attack?
• You could see him dropping Hotch off, but the camera's only on the entrance, so I have no idea what direction he went, once he left the hospital.
• Her footprints go this way, someone also went in this direction.
• The giant went in that direction.
• We had some fun but went in different directions, ended totally civil.
• You said Bash knows the direction they went in.
• Your wife went off in the direction of the station.
• I went in a different direction.
• They passed through and went off in that direction.
• It rose and went down in different directions each time.
• Every direction I went, there was a lake.