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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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He was paying more to refill his rental as he headed for a flight home, after having paid much more for the ticket than earlier in the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

SpaceX, and eventually Anthropic and OpenAI, will be headed for the benchmark indexes and exchange-traded funds, including the Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq-100.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

American equities appear to be headed for a positive open, with futures tied to the S&P 500 about half a percent higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

United were two goals up at Old Trafford and City were headed for a new low as a dismal start to the new year continued.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I felt the urge to run for the train station and climb onto the next locomotive headed for Chemung County.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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