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noun

Definition of beelinenext
as in scramble
informal a quickly followed straight or direct course He made a beeline for the kitchen.

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verb

1
as in to set out

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as in to overtake

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Recent Examples of beeline
Noun
Both waiters and watchers then make a beeline back to their original spaces, often losing out to another parker and driving around some more. — Norman Steisel, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Olivia Wilde beelines for the sprinklers, a respite from the sun on a sweltering May day in Central Park. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026
Verb
Mariscos Jalisco sent out trays of shrimp tacos — a nod to the couple’s seafood origin story — but guests still beelined for the truck, forming a line down the block. — Kit Warchol, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 But those looking for something more unique should beeline to the massage and body treatment menu, where specific needs are met through a range of treatments (ie a jet lag remedy, lymphatic drainage massage, prenatal massages, and more). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beeline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
  1. scramble
  2. set out
  3. overtake
  4. dash
  5. set off
  6. outrun
  7. hurry
  8. put
Noun
  • There is another scramble of activity as the rain begins to fall.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Passing yards Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles with the ball looking to pass against the Detroit Lions during the second quarter of an NFL football game at Levi's Stadium on December 30, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of scramble
Verb
  • Yuan recently set out to tackle this problem by aggregating more than 3,000 hours of tactile robotic data from publicly available datasets, covering 21 sensor types and a variety of robot embodiments.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The 2003 one centered on Wahlberg as Charlie Croker, a master thief who sets out on a revenge mission that involves rounding up his motley team to track down a cache of gold.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • As of Wednesday, OpenAI's new Astra model has overtaken Muse Spark, according to this benchmark, while Anthropic's Fable remains in the lead.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas will overtake Vladimir Tarasenko as the fifth all-time points leader for the Blues.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of overtake
Noun
  • The author is a Canadian American writer-producer-comedian-dash-over-user who lives (and sometimes spars) with her husband and daughter in the Valley.
    — Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As the chasing cops weave around commuters and a school bus, dash cam video shows Trooper Major pulling up behind the truck and ramming it in the far-right breakdown lane.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of dash
Verb
  • Then a bad pit stop set off a sequence of events that cost him dearly.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Nationwide, investments in computing power sparked by the new technology of artificial intelligence have set off a commercial land rush, sending property values soaring in unlikely and out-of-the-way places.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • Ichabod tries to outrun the ghost, but he is hit in the head with a pumpkin and thrown off his horse.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Two people linked to a quadruple shooting that killed two people in North Carolina have died while trying to outrun troopers in Ohio, according to police in Gaston County.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of outrun
Noun
  • Armondo Blount had Miami’s only sack, and PFF credited UM with only seven quarterback hurries (three by Blount, and one apiece by Omar Thornton, Chase Smith, Lightfoot and Justin Scott).
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In hurry-and-scurry mode, Katalyst built a robotic spacecraft called LINK, which launched on July 3 to meet up with Swift and haul it to a higher orbit.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • Have the Bills actually put enough around Josh Allen to win the AFC?
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
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