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headed for

ADVERB
en route
Synonyms
WEAK
along the way bound for in passage in transit on the road on the way
PREPOSITION
toward/towards
Synonyms
WEAK
against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting in relation to in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

Example Sentences

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One night, after my mom went to sleep, I made the trip to Nashville, purchased the fireworks and headed for home.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Nvidia shares were headed for an over 8% weekly decline, its worst since April last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

It was on the night of 12 October 1987 that Saunders finished work at around 21:30, and headed for a pint at a pub on nearby St Mary Street.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

—Gold prices bounced back above $4,000 a troy ounce, but are still headed for a weekly loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

I headed for my favorite display case to study the earrings, necklaces, and rings.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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