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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

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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

Since then, more and more tourists have headed for the island, with the operators of the Ulva ferry - which goes between Ulva and Mull - saying there has been "unprecedented interest".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The vast majority of the new plants are headed for the U.S.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Stocks appear headed for a muted open after yesterday’s strong showing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

We headed for the front yard again, though I made sure to collect my cup of coffee before we passed onto the porch.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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