head off

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Recent Examples of head off Then, when the Patriots bulked up and played base personnel (four defensive backs), Smith threw it over their heads off play-action. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Pegula then broke again to cap a four-game run that wrapped up the set and, this time, Sabalenka quickly retrieved her bag and headed off to the locker room. Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 However, becoming an expat is not always as simple as packing up your bags and heading off to wherever calls your name. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 But Republican leaders are hoping that document release and a vote on an alternative symbolic measure will head off Massie’s efforts to get his bill to the House floor. Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for head off
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Verb
  • Being less direct and formal can help prevent your kid putting a wall up — as can chatting during car rides since not being face-to-face can feel less intimidating for them.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The rise in organized thefts has become a major talking point for advocates who are asking the state to step in to do more to prevent the violent encounters.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The memo is the latest attempt to pressure Congressional Democrats to agree to a deal with Republicans to avert a shutdown.
    Erin Doherty,Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • While it's become common practice for Congress to avert a shutdown at the last possible moment, such an outcome appears increasingly unlikely as lawmakers have departed Washington with no agreement in sight.
    Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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