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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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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
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 Mariscos Jalisco sent out trays of shrimp tacos — a nod to the couple’s seafood origin story — but guests still beelined for the truck, forming a line down the block. — Kit Warchol, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 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
  • That led to a Bachmeier scramble for a touchdown, BYU’s lone TD drive until the final two minutes of the game.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
  • On a scramble of roughly 20 yards, Katz escaped the pocket, broke tackles and juked defenders in the open field to extend the drive.
    — D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of scramble
Verb
  • In Camping, stars illuminate the ceiling, and marshmallows are set out for roasting in the fireplace.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Copenhagen team set out to test the competing ideas by studying the chemistry of the planets' crust and mantle.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • Her voice is still the outbound greeting on his and Ryu’s answering machine, which warns that the family is unavailable due to being overtaken by an infestation of firebreathing ants.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The crash in the Salama area happened after midnight when a truck driver tried and failed to overtake another truck, police said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of overtake
Noun
  • So the motion of the satellites and image stacking turns them into dashes.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But the eggs — with a dash or two of salt and pepper — were good.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dash
Verb
  • That set off a flurry of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, and the Houthis’ announcement of a blockade against Saudi shipping on the Red Sea — now the main corridor for Saudi energy exports.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That his name was leaked as a prospective future CEO to drama-seeking observers only set off erroneous ripple effects of speculation that Solomon was headed out the door.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Musk kept outrunning the movie with his controversial behavior.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Move too quickly and organizations burn out, make avoidable mistakes, or outrun their capabilities.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of outrun
Noun
  • If your relief pitcher throws a wild pitch after your defense allowed a gift triple, your season can end in a hurry.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But Chicago can put up runs in a hurry, as Houston found out.
    — The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • Its compact design puts significant emphasis on accurate pointing without adding substantial mass.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The fact is, surveillance of women's intimate health data puts them at risk.
    — Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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