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
Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
In such a scenario, nuclear fission offers a carbon-free source of electricity, and companies are expected to make a beeline for this ‘cleaner’ power in the future.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
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
In stark contrast to the teenage social scene once synonymous with malls, many of Lincolnwood’s shoppers seemed to come there alone, making beelines for the still-open Old Navy or Victoria Secret without ever removing their headphones.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
In such a scenario, nuclear fission offers a carbon-free source of electricity, and companies are expected to make a beeline for this ‘cleaner’ power in the future.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
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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It's been a chaotic scramble to pick the next leader of the country's largest state.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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The scramble for Anthropic shares has spawned a shadow economy in which some middlemen are selling secondary shares of the company—sometimes fraudulently.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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By Anthony Hughes and Loren Grush, Bloomberg SpaceX set out its IPO pitch to retail investors early on Thursday with a video in which Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen joins the dots between the company’s rocket, satellite and AI businesses.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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In July 2021, our team of five researchers set out for Qreiya 3, a remote fossil locality in upper Egypt.—
Sanaa El-Sayed,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The painstaking work of clearing depots has ground to a halt, overtaken by a more volatile reality.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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This milestone overtakes rival OpenAI’s valuation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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In an era of home runs and slugging percentage, Hyeseong Kim’s staying power comes from a sprinkle of this, a dash of that and a little magic at just the right times.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Her siblings swelled with pride, and perhaps a dash of envy.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The evil force of Skeletor (Jared Leto), a bad bad man with no face, brings his minions in and sets off non-stop destruction.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Kylie Jenner recently set off on a summer getaway as part of a Kylie Cosmetics campaign.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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As a result, innovation is outrunning supervision.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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And don’t be in too much of a hurry, the first examples will be delivered from 2028.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 June 2026
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The first step was to add some weight to that 6-6 frame, and do so in a hurry.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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But now a range of companies are putting AI directly into the hands of golfers.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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These sell-offs, coupled with the rising import bill due to the surge in global oil prices, have weighed on the Indian rupee, putting it among the worst-performing currencies in Asia.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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