as in scramble
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
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 May 2025
Beeler can be heard calling out on the video, with her mother-in-law unresponsive and solely focused on making a beeline to her car.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
If surf spots aren't part of the equation, then expect Teiefitu to beeline to Le Manoa for lunch or dinner.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Bode’s parents threw on their coats and helmets — but no SCBA — and made a beeline into the building, much to Jake’s frustration.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 May 2025
Beeler can be heard calling out on the video, with her mother-in-law unresponsive and solely focused on making a beeline to her car.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Snow bunnies will want to beeline it to the Queenstown Lakes and Canterbury regions for the best skiing conditions in the Southern Hemisphere, according to Sarah Handley, general manager of the Americas and Europe at Tourism New Zealand.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
If surf spots aren't part of the equation, then expect Teiefitu to beeline to Le Manoa for lunch or dinner.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
Noun
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Close the channel and power stations from Houston to Hong Kong scramble for fuel while tanker queues lengthen by thousands of nautical miles.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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On Sunday afternoon, in a mad scramble that took place fewer than 20 minutes before the first pitch at Dodger Stadium, the Giants and Posey astonished the baseball industry.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Verb
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NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield is one anchor who admits to getting ready a little differently than most of her peers after setting out to streamline the process.—
Kyler Alvord,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Highlights ranged from a placid morning setting out on Lake Ontario to a crowded afternoon carefully crossing shipping lanes in New York Harbor.—
Taylor Haney,
NPR,
18 June 2025
Verb
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About thirty years ago, Sonny was an ascendant Formula 1 star—cue many hilarious, grainy video clips of a younger Pitt, with a resplendent golden mullet—until his dreams were dashed by a near-fatal accident, during an attempt to overtake the three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Elon Musk is launching a pilot program in Austin next week, claiming Tesla can overtake the Alphabet Inc. unit in autonomous driving using a much cheaper system.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Iran could attempt a dash for a nuclear weapon at one of its remaining sites.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Hamas’ atrocities on Oct. 7, and their Iranian patrons’ dash toward nuclear weapons, have only strengthened our determination to build a better future for Iran, Israel and the region.—
Shervin Pishevar,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Santos Neto thrived in his band from 1977 to 1992 before setting off to hone his own, similarly expansive, body of tunes.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Pulled along by Valérie like a recalcitrant puppy, Richard sets off on a quest to find the missing man, who may have ties to the Sicilian Mafia.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
Verb
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In the most ludicrous, the detectives drive through narrow streets chasing Kat, Marlon and Hugh, who are trying to outrun them on rental bikes.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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And their image – massive, mysterious, and extinct – reminds us of the fragility of life on islands, where evolution often runs wild but cannot always outrun human presence.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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View Recipe 08 of 10 Skillet Taco Pie Need to feed a crowd in a hurry?—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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Kourtney Kardashian is another celebrity who wasn’t in a hurry to move in with her husband Travis Barker.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Haliburton put no weight on the leg and had his face wrapped in towels as he was taken to the Pacers’ locker room for evaluation.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Immigration arrests in Los Angeles have been headline news and the subject of legal disputes for the past few weeks, but Angelenos watching the drama play out on television and in their communities may be confused about who exactly is putting people in handcuffs and hauling them off.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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