beelined; beelining; beelines
: to go quickly in a straight direct course
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Verb
He beelined out the door.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Breakfast burrito – Angel’s Tijuana Tacos, Anaheim Angel’s Tijuana Tacos recently introduced its own breakfast burrito, prompting me to make a beeline to its Anaheim location one morning.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Three others beelined toward the infrared sauna.
—Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
That much seemed justified, given Watkins had made a beeline to deliberately celebrate in front of the Portugal midfielder.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Breakfast burrito – Angel’s Tijuana Tacos, Anaheim Angel’s Tijuana Tacos recently introduced its own breakfast burrito, prompting me to make a beeline to its Anaheim location one morning.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky beelined out of his crease and all the way down the ice to take on San Jose's Alex Nedeljkovic, who had inserted himself into a scrum in the corner with 14 minutes left.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Three others beelined toward the infrared sauna.
—Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beeline. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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