beelining

verb

present participle of beeline
1
as in putting

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2
as in overtaking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beelining
  1. putting
  2. overtaking
  3. setting out
  4. outrunning
  5. aiming
  6. outpacing
  7. setting off
  8. accelerating
Verb
  • While at her home, Tate is accused of putting his arm around her neck and placing her in a chokehold without her consent, penetrating her between bouts of unconsciousness over several hours.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Tagger’s performance was punctuated by a series of flashing one-handed backhand winners, putting more spotlight on the shot which makes her something of a unicorn on the WTA Tour.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • Eight years later, Amazon sits atop the Fortune Global 500 for the first time, overtaking Walmart to become the world’s largest company by revenue.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • While Chicago’s postseason probabilities are high, its chances of overtaking Milwaukee in the National League Central are low, meaning the Cubs are unlikely to receive a first-round bye.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of overtaking
Verb
  • Several downtown establishments keep limited weekly schedules, so check operating hours before setting out.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Momentum is very important in tournament soccer and setting out to draw or lose goes against everything these players are primed to do.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of setting out
Verb
  • To wit, an investor who was in at the start would be down $65,530 on a price basis on a $100,000 investment, as of this writing, from the IPO date, but would have collected about $75,000 from dividends, just barely outrunning the loss on price.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • His peers of the mid-19th century were outrunning their critics and the old strictures of colonial imitation.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of outrunning
Verb
  • The team has to be good by 2027-28 The Rangers are aiming for the playoffs this coming season, which feels like a reasonable goal.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Qolab replaces traditional Josephson junction fabrication with precision subtractive etching, aiming to improve qubit coherence and manufacturing consistency.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • Renewable energy supply increased by nearly 10% in 2025, far outpacing coal.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Cumulative measles case counts More than 2,000 cases have been confirmed this year, outpacing last year's record measles case growth.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of outpacing
Verb
  • The peaceful exile is shattered when Ravana’s sister, Surpanakha (played by Rakul Preet Singh), becomes infatuated with Rama, setting off a chain of events that leads to her humiliation.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Think of it like setting off a firework inside of a long, narrow hallway (which, by the way, is a really bad idea).
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of setting off
Verb
  • Surging tensions across the Middle East strangled shipping traffic, driving energy prices higher and raising the specter of accelerating inflation worldwide.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • There is plenty of performance available, particularly when accelerating from 30 to 70mph.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of accelerating
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“Beelining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beelining. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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