beelining

present participle of beeline

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelining
Verb
  • That hasn't stopped the administration from putting US tech through the wringer at home, though.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Above all, Durbin said nothing DHS or ICE is doing at the naval base can interfere with its mission which includes putting thousands of men and women through boot camp to become sailors.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But this season the Padres appeared to have their best shot at overtaking their Southern California rivals, even surging into first place for three days in August, twice.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Category 5 storm struck the Gulf Coast, overtaking New Orleans’ insufficient levees and floodwalls, leaving residents submerged in water for weeks.
    Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Erin is outrunning some slightly unfriendly conditions for the next few days.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • To have any hope of outrunning the spectral presence, the player must commit a serpentine route to memory.
    Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • What to know about hiking in extreme heat The past few months, several disappearances have occurred involving hikers setting out on multi-day excursions who are never seen again.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
  • When the pastel mini totes launched in April, Trader Joe’s stores began setting out announcement signs a few weeks beforehand, toward the end of March.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, Valadao has a strong local following, and this new seat would be the most politically tenuous among those Democrats are aiming to flip.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Arizona Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The price of gold topped $3,500 per troy ounce for the first time in history on Tuesday, the latest milestone in an especially strong 2025 that has seen the metal gain some 35 percent while outpacing both stock indexes and major cryptocurrencies.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Shares of Applied Materials and KLA fell in New York trading on Tuesday, as did depositary receipts for ASML, with losses outpacing declines in the broader market.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the finale, Rick shoots Jim, setting off a line of crossfire that ultimately kills his girlfriend Chelsea (Amy Lou Wood) before Sritala (Lek Patravadi) reveals that Jim was actually Rick’s father.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • One of his owners had gotten home from work and didn’t see him, setting off a search for clues.
    Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If the slow-burn romances between Jim and Pam and, eventually, Dwight and Angela gave the original series heart, The Paper establishes several workplace pairings immediately and plainly, accelerating their advancement.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Beelining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelining. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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