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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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Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.—
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Park led a presentation Friday morning in the Council Chamber during the City Council’s first session of the new year following a three-week recess.—
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
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He will be supervised for five years, in line with his six-year 2023 sentence.—
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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.—
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On the other sideline, Lawrence went 13-for-23 for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception.—
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Boatyard was founded in 2001 by Dick Franyo, who grew up on the Chesapeake Bay and aimed to celebrate the Bay's culture through his establishment.—
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Over the past few years, China has conducted numerous exercises aimed at demonstrating its ability to operate around the island, including large-scale multi-service war games that involve land, air, naval, and rocket forces.—
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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.—
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Considered a delicacy in parts of Asia, mullet roe commanded a premium price.—
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With this regime change operation, the government of Venezuela has been decapitated.—
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With Hamas decimated, Lebanon’s Hezbollah largely decapitated, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria toppled, and Shiite militias in Iraq avoiding conflict with Israel, the other members of Iran’s once powerful axis of resistance are severely weakened.—
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Bryant turned the ball over 17 times and allowed Jonesboro (13-7, 1-1) to score repeatedly in transition.—
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Owens turned herself into Long Beach police Wednesday, and she was booked on $200,000 bail.—
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Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.—
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Each president's portrait is accompanied by a placard describing events during their time in office, including Clinton's impeachment.—
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“Headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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