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as in pointed
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college
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as in led
to be at the front of
heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed
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as in supervised
to be in charge of
who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?
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as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home
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as in commanded
to serve as leader of
Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king
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as in decapitated
to cut off the head of
got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle
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Recent Examples of headed
Stagner moved past him and headed inside Mendoza’s trailer.
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
In the second quarter, the 49ers scored a field goal, and the Tar Heels scored a touchdown, plus an extra point kick, pushing the score to 17-3 as the game headed into halftime.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Mark-Paul Gosselaar portrayed Peter Bash, the more grounded and level-headed half of the Franklin & Bash duo.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
After being checked out twice, Conklin has headed for the locker room.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
In the second quarter, the 49ers scored a field goal, and the Tar Heels scored a touchdown, plus an extra point kick, pushing the score to 17-3 as the game headed into halftime.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Mark-Paul Gosselaar portrayed Peter Bash, the more grounded and level-headed half of the Franklin & Bash duo.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
After being checked out twice, Conklin has headed for the locker room.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headed
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Coach Jim Hiller will be entering his second full season behind the bench, and the roster is transitioning to a next-generation core led by Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala offensively, with young guns like Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke and Alex Laferriere all on the rise.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their work, led by Yong Lin Kong, highlights a material that combines unusual flexibility with remarkable strength.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The estate has supervised the release of over forty albums of Hendrix’s studio and live recordings in conjunction with the guitarist’s main engineer, Eddie Kramer.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This year, Tillman went head-to-head with another Severance star Zach Cherry.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The drone, according to Defense Express, aimed at the 200-kilowatt radio receiver at the heart of the telescope.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Deputy chief executive officer Marco Pozzo — who joined Wolford in July, when the company also completed a capital increase of 25 million euros — shared the strategy behind his mandate, aimed at the business’ turnaround.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Marshburn commanded the International Space Station on Expedition 67, working with a small team in extreme conditions for months at a time.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amid the solemn environment, as the season slips away, one voice rose above the crowd and commanded a players-only meeting.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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That’s not the first time a team mascot has been decapitated.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps Clemson feared he'd get decapitated by Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins Jr.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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After prominent political activist Charlie Kirk was killed at a speaking event at a Utah university last week, an intense, 30-plus-hour manhunt for a suspect in the shooting ended with him peacefully surrendering at a local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of the last formations to march past was an Army weapons-testing platoon accompanied by a number of small quadcopter drones.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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