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noun

Definition of beelinenext
as in scramble
informal a quickly followed straight or direct course He made a beeline for the kitchen.

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beeline

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verb

1
as in to set out

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as in to overtake

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Recent Examples of beeline
Noun
Fans already have their tickets, but will non-frequent moviegoers make a beeline this weekend or wait it out? — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Both waiters and watchers then make a beeline back to their original spaces, often losing out to another parker and driving around some more. — Norman Steisel, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Verb
Anyone who wants to fill their sabbatical with pasta and Super Tuscans should beeline it to Casa Belvedere. — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 9 June 2026 Jesse immediately beelines for the best room of the rental, disregarding his ex-wife as the host of the trip. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for beeline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
  1. scramble
  2. set out
  3. overtake
  4. dash
  5. set off
  6. outrun
  7. hurry
  8. put
Noun
  • Colandrea dove for the pylon at the end of a 6-yard scramble at the end of the third quarter to make it 14-6.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Crete-Monee’s August LaBranche (2) scrambles against Bloom during a Southland Conference game in Chicago Heights on Saturday, Oct 17, 2026.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of scramble
Verb
  • Riel Karmy-Jones KC is leading the prosecution and set out the case against Brand.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Vladimir Putin long ago set out to mock the United States for its hypocrisies.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • The fire overtook soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, and Army reservists conducting live-fire training.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of overtake
Noun
  • As is typical with Porsches, there are five circular gauges on the dash, and the key is inserted on the left.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Their role becomes clear at 21-, 36- and 52-Across, where the clues solve to partial entries, which can be completed only by using the entry spaces of those dash clues.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dash
Verb
  • This is adorned with two oval inlaid embroidery inserts accented with rhinestones and set off by a yellow lining, depicting the encounter between a woman seated in profile and a small Cupid.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dropping two cylinders and losing almost three liters of displacement means there’s no option for shaking a garage on its foundations or setting off car alarms while waiting for a red light.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • Like Jonah, Jay confronts the possibility that divine will, fate, or whatever governs the universe cannot be outrun.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Musk kept outrunning the movie with his controversial behavior.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of outrun
Noun
  • Don’t worry, the breakdown starts in a hurry and Cardellini is terrifying, if perhaps not as sympathetic as the series requires long-term.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Jahkeem Stewart played after being listed as a game-time decision on the injury report and recorded a quarterback hurry.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • The blaze sparked evacuation orders for the Encinal Canyon area near Trancas Canyon and put a larger swath of Malibu under an evacuation warning.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Rays need a win here to tie up the series, and the Guardians want a win to put Tampa Bay’s back against the wall.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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