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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
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 Older kids will make a beeline for the Cyclone, the historic wooden roller coaster that has been scaring the bejeezus out of children for close to a century 90 years. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
Verb
Locals like me know to beeline for the food trailer Finns Island Style Grub, which serves excellent fish tacos. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026 Anyone who wants to fill their sabbatical with pasta and Super Tuscans should beeline it to Casa Belvedere. — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 9 June 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
  • During a loose-ball scramble, Thomas struck Fever superstar Caitlin Clark in the throat with her fist.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The ordinance marks a brief respite in the monthslong scramble to adapt to the broad changes brought by SB 79.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of scramble
Verb
  • The experience feels less like touring a luxury property and more like being welcomed into someone’s home—the atmosphere the team set out to create.
    — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • The government finally released the bulk of the Epstein files in January, weeks after the 30-day deadline set out in the act, but has continued to face criticism over its handling of the documents.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of set out
Verb
  • Keeping his promise, Gaetjens began coaching them on a field in La Saline, a neighborhood that has since been overtaken by present-day armed gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The data also pushes back against the idea that short-form video has overtaken longer content.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2026
Definition of overtake
Noun
  • Speaking at last year’s Scouting Combine, Reid was bullish on Worthy’s second season, emphasizing that the Chiefs see the 40-yard dash king as more than a deep threat.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • That’s a fact that should put a dash of fear into every humanoid robot competitor.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of dash
Verb
  • In Canton, Ohio, a 46-year-old woman was shot in the back while asleep in bed after a man and others reportedly fired weapons into the air and set off fireworks to celebrate the holiday late Friday night.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Kevin Pina’s rocket set off an eruption of joy, only for Cape Verde to trail at half-time mostly because of Maximiliano Araujo, the only Uruguay attacker showing any semblance of form.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of set off
Verb
  • Tabitha and Jade flee into the tunnels after an earthquake temporarily stuns the monsters, and Jade and his crew race to their vehicles to outrun the monsters that have come to the surface under the cover of this false night.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • By the time the credits roll, Kara is forced to confront the grief she's spent years trying to outrun, Ruthye faces a life-defining choice and the film plants the seeds for the next chapter of the DC Universe.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of outrun
Noun
  • Sorrell entered Week 18 with just seven tackles in 13 games, two quarterback hurries and no sacks.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • That can change in a hurry, as this year’s draft week has proved.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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