heading off

present participle of head off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of heading off 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 The broadcasting deals were revealed in exclusivity to Variety on Monday by global distributor Federation International, as 150 world buyers were heading off to this week’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Le Havre, the world’s largest dedicated market for French audiovisual content. Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 The gig was the band’s final show before heading off to the studio to record their next studio album, which will be their first LP without Brent Hinds. Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heading off
Verb
  • Those remains still saturate the soil of the now quaint hills and regrown forests surrounding the salient that once proved so vital to preventing the invading German forces from reaching Paris.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Among the reasons the name was chosen, according to historians, was to signal that the United States prioritized preventing wars in the post-World War II nuclear age.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Heading off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heading%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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