1
as in set out
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2
as in overtook
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelined
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The University of Edinburgh Using living human brain tissue, the researchers set out to study what happens when our brains encounter a toxic form of amyloid beta, a protein that's a building block of the amyloid plaques that build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 May 2025 -
So Cordero set out to make a video game about it from the perspective of a child in Quito, Ecuador’s mountainous capital.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Although the dollar overtook the British pound sterling in the mid-1920s as the currency of choice in global foreign exchange reserves, its stature as the world’s reserve currency was secured only at the Bretton Woods conference toward the end of World War II.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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This comes just a few days after Derrick White overtook Isaiah Thomas for the most individual threes in a season in Celtics’ franchise history.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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His death now sets off the tradition of finding a new Vatican leader through the tradition known as a conclave.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
26 Apr. 2025
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Lori claimed Tylee came out of her room with a baseball bat and tried to protect her, which set off a struggle between Vallow and Tylee, at which point Cox became involved leading to the shooting.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Yet that change paid instant dividends as the Türkiye international sprinted into space down the right, latching onto a through ball from Samuel Mbangula and driving the ball into the top corner.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Jones sprinted to the middle of the field, bouncing up and down, excitedly pumping his right fist.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Both leaders tend to put their feet in their mouths.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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The fest in the Czech spa town has earned a reputation as one of the biggest summer celebrations of film in Central Europe, putting the spotlight on new releases from the region and far beyond, along with highlights of the film festival circuit from the past year.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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They were abandoned in 1959 when outpaced by technology.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Firstly, customer expectations are escalating and have already outpaced the experiences offered by the sector.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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But a rebuild can be accelerated a lot with a special player like Haliburton.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The rebuild accelerated after Indiana traded then-two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, along with Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb to Sacramento for Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson at the 2022 trade deadline.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Beelined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelined. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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