beelined; beelining; beelines
: to go quickly in a straight direct course
Examples of beeline in a Sentence
Verb
He beelined out the door.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The secret trick to design challenges is making something a queen would conceivably wear in the real world, and that’s exactly what beelines Lydia, Tina, and Mistress to lip-sync consideration.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 June 2025
Reese took exception to Clark’s physicality and responded by springing to her feet and beelining toward Clark as Clark walked away.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Noun
The money coming out of enterprise software is making a beeline to the much smaller semi cohort like Analog Devices , KLA Corp , Lam Research , Texas instruments , Advanced Micro Devices and Micron .
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The secret trick to design challenges is making something a queen would conceivably wear in the real world, and that’s exactly what beelines Lydia, Tina, and Mistress to lip-sync consideration.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Verb
Mish and Lucy left their enclosures and beelined for the park's food storage area, where the animals gobbled seven days' worth of honey in one sitting.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 June 2025
Reese took exception to Clark’s physicality and responded by springing to her feet and beelining toward Clark as Clark walked away.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beeline. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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