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informal
a quickly followed straight or direct course
He made a beeline for the kitchen.
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as in to overtake
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Recent Examples of beeline
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
But the conversation was only going in circles, so Darcey and Stacey made a beeline out of the room.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 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
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
But the conversation was only going in circles, so Darcey and Stacey made a beeline out of the room.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 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
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During a net-front scramble at the Penguins' goal, Rust went to check Boeser, missing his body and hitting his head.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The running game — outside of Maye’s scrambles (10 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown) — was mostly a slog.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While hosted during music’s biggest week, the Resonator Awards didn’t initially set out to mirror a traditional industry ceremony.—
Andrea Navarro,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Register reporter Nick El Hajj set out to look into the crucial role Iowa played during World War II, growing food that fed the troops and producing uranium for nuclear weapons.—
Kim Norvell,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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The investigation, published in September, highlighted how 7-OH rose from obscurity to overtake the quasi-legal drug trade in American gas stations, grocery stores and smoke shops, triggering a wave of lawsuits and drawing federal scrutiny over its health risks.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2026
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In June 2025, the European Central Bank admitted that gold had overtaken the euro to become the world’s second-largest reserve asset for central banks.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The final event of the day was the men’s 300-meter dash.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Bénédictine 2 dashes Angostura bitters Stir on ice in a rocks glass, the bigger the ice, the better.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2026
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The auction gives some breathing space to the market after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pitch to remove the sales tax on food for two years set off a period of unprecedented volatility.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The logline we were given says that Anna is dealing with a huge loss and is trying to outrun her demons.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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No amount of subsidies or tax credits can outrun a supply shortage.—
J.D. Hayworth,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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But that changed in hurry as Evans, who played high school basketball just north of Charlotte, began to heat up with four 3-pointers helping the Blue Devils open a 26-17 lead.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But with potential coaching candidates like Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott joining the coaching carousel in 2027, the pressure is on Glenn and the Jets to get their defense and team turned around in a hurry.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rieder’s comments put him within the then-consensus among economists and even Fed officials who believed inflation would not become a persistent problem.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Collections and designers put their best foot forward, delivering high-caliber collections — some were uplifting, others were thought-provoking, most were both.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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