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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
The Patriots were 8-2, headed for 14-2 and a comeback victory over Atlanta in Super Bowl LI in Houston, where Atlanta blew a 28-3 lead with Shanahan as offensive coordinator and New England won 34-28 in overtime.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Sisniega stopped two penalty kicks but allowed three to get past him, and SDFC headed home from Portland with an opportunity squandered.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Portland had been facing an exit until Gage Guerra headed in an equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time to force the shootout.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In 2023 Atlas Merchant Capital, a combined hedge and PE fund headed by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, worked with Houlihan as its advisor to MarshBerry, in a significant fund investment for that leading platform in the insurance brokerage space.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Sisniega stopped two penalty kicks but allowed three to get past him, and SDFC headed home from Portland with an opportunity squandered.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Portland had been facing an exit until Gage Guerra headed in an equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time to force the shootout.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In 2023 Atlas Merchant Capital, a combined hedge and PE fund headed by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, worked with Houlihan as its advisor to MarshBerry, in a significant fund investment for that leading platform in the insurance brokerage space.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headed
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Leo Varadkar led Ireland and Humza Yousaf headed Scotland’s government.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pelosi retires and Dems begin generational civil war Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced her retirement yesterday as a new generation of much younger Democrats bridles against the elderly cadre under former President Biden, 82, who led them to defeat in the last presidential election.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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One group of suits is being supervised by Kuhl.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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After that day, when I was given the book which promised to answer all of my bloody questions—my long-suffering American Girl doll went into the closet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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On the other sideline, Lawrence went 13-for-23 for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In honor of Bruce Willis, who’s been battling frontotemporal dementia for two years, last night’s Soho Sessions aimed to raise awareness of (and funds for) the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), the organization leading research into the incurable condition.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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While Microsoft’s humanist version of superintelligence is aimed at building a safer AI, just using the term ‘superintelligence’ is sure to raise eyebrows in the AI safety world.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The central square is commanded by the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, and the streets hold other imperial Ottoman-era mosques, Byzantine cisterns, and the remains of a hippodrome.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Considered a delicacy in parts of Asia, mullet roe commanded a premium price.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ovechkin gathered the puck on his forehand, quickly turned it over to his backhand and whipped it into the net.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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His solo debut, Barbarian, made more than $45 million on a budget of less than $5 million, and now Warners was entrusting the actor turned director with a movie costing eight times that.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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In recent years, staff have complained of poor working conditions brought on by overcrowding, despite director Laurence des Cars’s 2023 move to cap attendance at 30,000 visitors daily, accompanied by a ticket price increase.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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