beelined

past tense of beeline

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelined
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • While the Japanese investment giant recently overtook Toyota Motor as Japan’s most valuable company, there are market concerns over SoftBank’s high-risk bets on AI, even as its share price has risen about 70% year-to-date on investor enthusiasm over the new technology.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • One of the faster-moving CMEs overtook and absorbed a second CME (hence the cannibal term) and is expected to strike Earth's outer atmosphere Thursday night.
    Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Kylie Jenner recently set off on a summer getaway as part of a Kylie Cosmetics campaign.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It feels pointed at this point.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Fresh off crushing a home run, this athlete sprinted straight onto a running track still in uniform … just in time for another race.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Kenady and his teammates sprinted to the dugout yelling in delight.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Her comments followed my question comparing the current stage of preparation to a student's midterm examination, with the final test coming when the Olympic flame is lit in July 2028.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Not far from the council’s offices someone lit a tire on fire, a move often employed by political parties as a sign of protest.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Then Pulisic outran the defense and buried a goal off a pass from Ricardo Pepi.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • For decades, sales teams often outran product teams.
    Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • But now a range of companies are putting AI directly into the hands of golfers.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • 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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“Beelined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelined. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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