as in scramble
informal
a quickly followed straight or direct course
He made a beeline for the kitchen.
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Recent Examples of beeline
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
When hunger calls, make a beeline to one of the city's food halls, including Ponce City Market, Politan Row at Colony Square, Krog Street Market, and Chattahoochee Food Works for a DIY food tour.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Krumholz said there’s no reason for every woman to now beeline to the doctor’s office.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Arriving to a crew of Others, including the mayor, tidying up the broken glass and shrapnel on her property, Carol beelines to a whiteboard that’s currently filled with ideas for the fifth novel in her Wycaro trilogy.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
When hunger calls, make a beeline to one of the city's food halls, including Ponce City Market, Politan Row at Colony Square, Krog Street Market, and Chattahoochee Food Works for a DIY food tour.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Folks who want to experience Canada’s wild should beeline to one of its famed preserves.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Krumholz said there’s no reason for every woman to now beeline to the doctor’s office.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
Noun
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Nine people were hurt when gunfire set off a frenzied scramble for cover on a downtown street, according to investigators in North Carolina.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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The dealings sparked worries that Silicon Valley AI firms, competing among each other and against China, will leave issues of safety and privacy behind in the frenzied scramble for technological supremacy.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In each show, the two nitwits would set out on some caper, which would inevitably go horribly wrong, leaving them broke, or tied up, or in jail, or hanging over a cliff, or some other situation of great peril.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Inside the center, a handful of first responders sat at long, plastic tables eating hot food that was set out potluck-style.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Her emotion is mirrored by raging guitars that fight to overtake her voice and nearly win.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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The festival joins a growing number of social sauna experiences in New York City, particularly overtaking the neighborhoods of Flatiron and Williamsburg.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
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Newly released police dash camera video reviewed by the CBS News Texas I‑Team shows the final 90 seconds of a 2023 Fort Worth police chase that ended when a patrol SUV collided with another car, killing 57‑year‑old Andre Craig, an uninvolved driver.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Midway through my massage, the boat unmoored itself and set sail—setting off an initially alarming vibrating bed and whirring engine noise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah fired missiles deep into Israel, setting off air raid sirens in central Israel and its commercial hub Tel Aviv, as interception blasts sounded as far as Jerusalem.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pat McGrath Labs, once valued at over $1 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2026, underscoring how even culturally beloved brands can hit financial limits when momentum outruns sustainable business execution.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2026
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But convenience should never outrun security.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pezeshkian's message, seemingly recorded in a hurry, underlined the limited powers exercised by the theocracy's leaders over the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls the hundreds of ballistic missiles targeting Israel and other countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Plus, the one-pull Quicklace design makes these easy to pull on in a hurry.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Matthews left the game immediately, without putting any weight on the leg, and wasn’t able to return.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Consecutive victories over the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves put the Lakers back in the contender conversation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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