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
  • As Prue and Curtis struggle to unravel the twisty lore of the obstacle-laden forest in their search for Mac, their outsider presence inadvertently sets off a long-festering showdown for control of the forest between its warring factions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In others, the walls are paneled in a gleaming hardwood, which sets off the furniture, upholstered in black and dark-gray velvets.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sets off
Verb
  • Beyond the award show itself, the IBMA World of Bluegrass gathering overtakes the city for the better part of a week.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Athletic has approached Formula One Management for the data from the Spanish GP regarding how many overtakes actually happened.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of overtakes
Verb
  • Decades after Eliza sets out to save her children, archivist Gaynor Baymont, who is haunted by a tragic incident from her childhood, discovers a 200-year-old letter that might finally unlock the truth about her past.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Based on real-life events, Paz plays Luz who sets out to kill a serial rapist on the loose in a bid to keep her 14-year old daughter and other young factory workers safe.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sets out
Verb
  • One, the Geekom A6 Mini, outruns it on some benchmarks for hundreds of dollars less, and remains the budget Windows mini desktop to beat.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of outruns
Verb
  • Leading the team in tackles with seven, Williams’ impact was felt in all four quarters, as his three tackles for loss puts him at 14 for the season, extending his lead across the entire NFL.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026
  • That puts Brick between a compressed 40-hour week and the 32-hour model some researchers advocate.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of puts
Verb
  • That handily outstrips the rise in regular gas prices, which are higher by about 41% over the same period.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Uber's practice of lifting fares when demand outstrips the supply of available drivers, such as during rush hour, is a type of dynamic pricing known as surge pricing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of outstrips
Verb
  • The artist’s best work, in a new retrospective at the Whitney Museum, directs his campy humor at gender stereotypes.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But DeFlock, a crowdsourcing website that directs people to plot the cameras on a map after finding them, estimates the number in a 29-county area around Atlanta is more than 6,000 – both Flock and non-Flock ALPRs.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of directs
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  • But finding that money could be difficult as state government spending outpaces tax revenue and cooling housing and tourism markets squeeze clean water funding sources.
    — Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As for the entire state, the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office says as of Friday, more than 419,000 ballots had been accepted for this year's election — a number that far outpaces data from the 2022 midterms.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of outpaces
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