beelines

verb

present tense third-person singular of beeline
1
as in sets off

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2
as in overtakes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelines
  1. sets off
  2. overtakes
  3. sets out
  4. outruns
  5. puts
  6. outstrips
  7. directs
  8. outpaces
Verb
  • The idea that the relationship was ending sets off alarm bells for experts like Nikki Engel, who serves as the co-executive director of Violence Free Minnesota.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Southeast Asian nation sits on the Ring of Fire, a band around the Pacific Ocean that sets off frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sets off
Verb
  • In Kurzweil’s version, the singularity involves an unmistakable break in which machine intelligence overtakes humanity and technological progress becomes impossible to predict.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • But in most cases, the variant with the biggest edge overtakes the population.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Definition of overtakes
Verb
  • But as the company sets out on a $50 billion buildout plan, there's also been an increase in traffic and surging housing costs which threaten to price out lower-income residents.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • When Etna’s close companion handler Jason is killed after four years in earth-scorching combat, Etna sets out to rediscover his coastal puppyhood home in an unnamed region (Yoon’s details suggest Korea) across a wasteland strewn with refugee camps.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of sets out
Verb
  • Ultimately, the viability of AI compute as an asset class hinges on the specific contractual terms, ensuring cash flow outruns the hardware's working life before new generations emerge.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Definition of outruns
Verb
  • The price puts the layer between applications and AI models above almost any single model company.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That size puts the concept in a different category from today’s commercial aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of puts
Verb
  • Her compensation as stated in the latest available tax filings outstrips the pay for leaders of much larger nonprofits in the homelessness arena.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Saudi consumer loans grew ninefold since 2000, to 477 billion riyals — a pace that outstrips both population growth and GDP expansion.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of outstrips
Verb
  • This circuit takes one incoming signal and directs it toward different destinations based on another control signal.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to stop issuing leases and permits in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of directs
Verb
  • Companies there are using AI at a scale that far outpaces that of the US.
    — Jennifer Pak, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Danielsen Lie was cast as Philip, who outpaces his best friend in the pursuit of literary success only to unravel with equal pizzazz.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of outpaces
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“Beelines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelines. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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