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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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beeline

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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
Fans already have their tickets, but will non-frequent moviegoers make a beeline this weekend or wait it out? — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026 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
Verb
Jesse immediately beelines for the best room of the rental, disregarding his ex-wife as the host of the trip. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026 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 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
  • Oregon was mounting a response when Moore took off on a quarterback scramble.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Events include an 18-hole scramble, beginner’s lessons, trophies, prizes and more.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of scramble
Verb
  • Mileage standards, known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, requirements, have been implemented since the 1970s energy crisis, and set out how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • From there, the ship sets out for another sea day before a port day in Casablanca, Morocco.
    — Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • The spring 2027 runway shows at Milan Fashion Week were overtaken by animal print.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The social media giant’s push into the AI agent market with its Muse personal AI assistant has seen a rush of consumer demand, overtaking OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the leading free iOS app.
    — Samantha Subin,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of overtake
Noun
  • So the motion of the satellites and image stacking turns them into dashes.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But the eggs — with a dash or two of salt and pepper — were good.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dash
Verb
  • That set off a flurry of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, and the Houthis’ announcement of a blockade against Saudi shipping on the Red Sea — now the main corridor for Saudi energy exports.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That his name was leaked as a prospective future CEO to drama-seeking observers only set off erroneous ripple effects of speculation that Solomon was headed out the door.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • Move too quickly and organizations burn out, make avoidable mistakes, or outrun their capabilities.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Slowing down became less a wellness cliché and more a survival skill, an essential part of learning to live inside my healing rather than constantly trying to outrun it.
    — Stefanie Benjamin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of outrun
Noun
  • Carter has a team-high 24 tackles this season with two quarterback hurries.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Miami sacked him three times and had nine quarterback hurries.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • Its compact design puts significant emphasis on accurate pointing without adding substantial mass.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The fact is, surveillance of women's intimate health data puts them at risk.
    — Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of put

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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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