beelined

verb

past tense of beeline
1
as in set out

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2
as in overtook

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelined
  1. set out
  2. overtook
  3. set off
  4. sprinted
  5. pointed
  6. outran
  7. lit
  8. outpaced
Verb
  • Ippolito set out on a mission to find her mom’s missing dress.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Dead Man’s Bones set out to write new music in recent years, but couldn‘t settle on where to record it.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • In the private school realm, Grapevine Faith overtook Fort Worth Christian with a head-to-head win over the Cardinals.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • France will deploy around 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide on Saturday, including elite counterterrorism units, as the government seeks to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s widespread rioting and looting that overtook peaceful protests.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of overtook
Verb
  • Suspicions of state corruption in infrastructure projects two years ago set off a wave of street protests after a collapsed canopy at a train station in Serbia's north killed 16 people after a renovation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Guichard Doré, a former adviser to President Jovenel Moïse, whose assassination in 2021 set off the current gang crisis, said Haitians are reaching a breaking point.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • During pregame warmups, Doncic sprinted out of the Lakers tunnel and straight to Hachimura, who was warming up in the corner.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yelich hit an 0-2 cutter to the right-center gap and DeLuca sprinted 85 feet and sprawled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprinted
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
Definition of pointed
Verb
  • As expected, the 13-inch MacBook Air outran the Googlebook group by a country mile in both single-core and multi-core speeds on GeekBench.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Then, two plays later Baugh burst through the line and outran everybody for a 33-yard TD and 27-17 lead.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of outran
Verb
  • Soliman lit two Molotov cocktails and threw them at demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages during the Run For Their Lives organization's regular gathering on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall, prosecutors said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The 3-foot motion activated lighted Rocker Skeleton animatronic pairs with last year’s The Party Skeleton, designed by Lowe’s employee Amanual Coleman of Charlotte.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • Although revenue growth has outpaced the increase in this major cost category, that alone doesn’t establish improving unit economics or a clear path to profitability.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Related Articles L’Oréal, the maker of Lancôme, La Roche-Posay and Garnier products, also significantly outpaced the beauty market, which is estimated to have advanced by approximately 5 percent, despite the challenging macro climate.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of outpaced
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