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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

—Oil prices slipped in early trading, but are headed for weekly gains as renewed tensions in the Middle East damped hopes for an imminent, gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Bass, an ex-US congresswoman and Democratic Party stalwart, had an unremarkable start to her stint at the helm of America's second biggest city, and seemed headed for a quasi-automatic re-election in the liberal city.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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

“Wha—?” Kumu Whitman exclaims, but I’m already dashing out the room and down the hall, headed for the main office.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

headed for

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