BEELINED Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

beelined

verb

past tense of beeline

as in set out

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as in overtook

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Verb

Ippolito set out on a mission to find her mom’s missing dress.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Dead Man’s Bones set out to write new music in recent years, but couldn‘t settle on where to record it.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of set out

Verb

In the private school realm, Grapevine Faith overtook Fort Worth Christian with a head-to-head win over the Cardinals.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
France will deploy around 70,000 police and gendarmes nationwide on Saturday, including elite counterterrorism units, as the government seeks to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s widespread rioting and looting that overtook peaceful protests.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of overtook

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Authorities said in July that income and gains from overseas trusts owned by Chinese tax residents would be taxed at 20%, setting off a scramble for cash and alternative structures.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
As Prue and Curtis struggle to unravel the twisty lore of the obstacle-laden forest in their search for Mac, their outsider presence inadvertently sets off a long-festering showdown for control of the forest between its warring factions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of set off

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As expected, the 13-inch MacBook Air outran the Googlebook group by a country mile in both single-core and multi-core speeds on GeekBench.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Then, two plays later Baugh burst through the line and outran everybody for a 33-yard TD and 27-17 lead.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of outran

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The 3-foot motion activated lighted Rocker Skeleton animatronic pairs with last year’s The Party Skeleton, designed by Lowe’s employee Amanual Coleman of Charlotte.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
What Snyder and his peers have built has lit a fire that’s drawing in a growing fandom.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of lit

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Although revenue growth has outpaced the increase in this major cost category, that alone doesn’t establish improving unit economics or a clear path to profitability.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Related Articles L’Oréal, the maker of Lancôme, La Roche-Posay and Garnier products, also significantly outpaced the beauty market, which is estimated to have advanced by approximately 5 percent, despite the challenging macro climate.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of outpaced

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