headed off

VERB

block off

Synonyms

WEAK

intercept interfere with intervene stop

Example Sentences

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On April 19, he was headed off to Jordan to see his family.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

If your mom had come to you when she first had trouble with her taxes, you might have headed off this situation completely.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

I headed off to the Astros’ farm teams, then the Astros brought me up to the majors in July 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Like the cartoon character, having headed off the edge of a cliff, global trade is defying gravity momentarily but the running has kept going, and even sped up.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Then I shoved the throttle to turtle and headed off to work.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen