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
  • With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of putting
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  • Pants that hang off the hips in a very low-effort way are overtaking high-rise jeans in popularity.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Based on his observations thus far, Spasojevic believes the burros could play an important role in the local ecosystem by grazing on non-native grasses and preventing them from overtaking native plants.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of overtaking
Verb
  • Virtually any sci-fi setting out there has some shape or form of racing; The Expanse has an entire high-speed racing league that helps set the backdrop for the franchise, and even the likes of Speed Racer skew heavily toward the fantastical.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Burnham is set to address the annual gathering of world leaders on Tuesday, setting out his vision of Britain’s place in an increasingly fractured world order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of setting out
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Musk kept outrunning the movie with his controversial behavior.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the skills needed to make data center components are even outrunning the trade schools, like the specialized welding skills needed.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of outrunning
Verb
  • That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, Saint Laurent is aiming to double its sales to VICs by 2030, and to double its business in Asia within the same time frame.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • Horror lovers have more options for wide releases today, but the genre isn’t dramatically outpacing other kinds of theatrical films.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Jaecoo 7's nationwide sales climbed to 10,814 in September, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, outpacing the Tesla Model 3, Ford Puma and Kia Sportage.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of outpacing
Verb
  • But the wool industry that had once sustained the ranchers was in decline, in part because of overgrazing, and the countryside was emptying of young people, who were setting off for more populated areas.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of setting off
Verb
  • Leading equipment manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, and SANY, are accelerating efforts to deploy zero-emission haul fleets across the industry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That 12-month number would signal that the rate of price growth is accelerating and moving further from the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
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