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  • past tense form of head.
  • past participle of head.
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headed

[hed-id] / ˈhɛd ɪd /


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But there is no shortage of warnings that the stock market is headed for a broad decline:

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Surrounded by the gold-leaf flourishes that now line the walls of the Oval Office, they tell him they’re headed out on the great American road trip, and he looks like he couldn’t care less.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

"While the first straw poll set the scene for the Secretary-General race, the second may give us some direction about where it is headed," said the International Crisis Group's Daniel Forti.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“It was scrutinized monthly,” said Mark LaNeve, a former executive who headed GM’s sales operations before its 2009 bankruptcy and later held the same job at Ford Motor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Me and Dad and J.W. headed off along the road to school behind Stentor, into the sunset.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck



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