beelined

past tense of beeline

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelined
Verb
  • Two teenage best friends set out for an afternoon e-bike ride earlier this week in Cranford, New Jersey, a small city just 18 miles south of New York City.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The paranormal team had set out stacks of tarot cards.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • When Wilson overtook Flynn as Seattle's starting quarterback in 2012, Flynn had just signed a three-year, $26 million contract.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Florida Marlins beat the New York Mets, setting off a celebration in Milwaukee and a Reds’ flight plan for the West Coast.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The two have long been at odds, going back to the early days of Cardi B’s career, though what appears to have set off this current flare-up were early reports that Cardi’s latest album, which debuted at the top of the charts this week, was the best-performing album from a female rap act in history.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Finally, tight end Tyler Conklin, the 11th man the offense needed, sprinted onto the field.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The broadcast showed a clear view behind home plate, while the Guardians’ groundskeepers sprinted to clean things up as fast as possible.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each bronze metal cone has a stake that goes into the ground, and features a pretty dragonfly pattern that vividly projects onto the ground when lit.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The match had already been lit; smoke was going up.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • On an outside zone play, Fox shed several tacklers and outran the Falcons’ secondary to quiet the Skyridge sideline and fan section, which had been energized up to that point.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Let the filter dry completely before putting it back and using the blow dryer again.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Notre Dame had a 79-yard TD drive in the third quarter and a 52-yarder in the fourth to put the game away.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gulf sovereign funds have outpaced their global peers in dealmaking despite lower oil prices straining government finances and Saudi Arabia prioritising domestic projects.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Beelined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelined. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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