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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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“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

Chief executive Craig Tiley, who previously headed up Tennis Australia, described the offer as "a significant first step in a multi-year investment in athletes".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The construction consortium was headed by Fluor Corp., a leading construction firm.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

For decades, both the Tata Trusts and Tata Sons were headed by a member of the Tata family.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Jonah let about a dozen kids file out ahead of him; he could see them stretched out across the yard in the sunshine, headed for the woods of the nature preserve.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



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