headed

verb

Definition of headednext
past tense of head
1
as in pointed
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college

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2
as in led
to be at the front of heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed

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3
as in supervised
to be in charge of who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?

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4
as in went
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold

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5
as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home

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6
as in commanded
to serve as leader of Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king

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7
as in decapitated
to cut off the head of got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headed
  1. led
  2. supervised
  3. went
  4. commanded
  5. decapitated
  6. accompanied
  7. run
  8. beheaded
Verb
  • In 2013 and 2014, coach Todd Graham led Arizona State to back-to-back 10-win seasons, the first time that had happened since the early 1970s.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of led
Verb
  • All told, Wager designed, and then supervised the production of 1,200 uniforms.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In his role, Alvarez prepared tax returns for customers and recruited and supervised ATAX workers who prepared tax returns for customers.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bluey has been beloved family viewing since 2018, but the Australian animation went stratospheric this year.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
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  • Near Moc Hoa, in South Vietnam on June 5, 1966, Captain Hugh Nelson, a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina, commanded a helicopter on a search-and-destroy mission when enemy fire rendered his aircraft uncontrollable.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.
    Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of commanded
Verb
  • Women and girls are being raped, children forced into armed gangs, and elderly citizens are being targeted, shot, decapitated and burned.
    Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Atlas and axis vertebrae — located under the skull and in the neck — were also found with cut marks, indicating that some of the victims had been decapitated.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of decapitated
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  • The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Austin American-Statesman When looking back on history, pivotal moments are often accompanied by photos.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • The officers eventually issue Holloway a citation for his expired registration, but not for running the stop sign.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Maybe a year with DeBoer running the offense and Sheridan (who also elevated to QBs coach) learning under him would’ve led to better results.
    Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of run
Verb
  • Red Path, which world premiered at Locarno, revolves around a shepherd boy who is traumatized when his teenager cousin is beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in front of him.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Durkin flipped on his television and saw an image of his longtime friend kneeling in the sand moments before he was beheaded.
    Shaun Chornonroff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of beheaded
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