as in scramble
informal
a quickly followed straight or direct course
He made a beeline for the kitchen.
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as in to overtake
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Recent Examples of beeline
Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2024
Jim Harbaugh made a beeline toward midfield, shook Raiders coach Antonio Pierce’s hand and turned right around toward the sideline.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Snow bunnies will want to beeline it to the Queenstown Lakes and Canterbury regions for the best skiing conditions in the Southern Hemisphere, according to Sarah Handley, general manager of the Americas and Europe at Tourism New Zealand.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Hayes fired his gun after the man made a beeline from across the street, tackled Hayes and knocked him to the ground before grabbing him around the neck on a sidewalk, video shows.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2024
Jim Harbaugh made a beeline toward midfield, shook Raiders coach Antonio Pierce’s hand and turned right around toward the sideline.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Verb
After that game, Randle beelined to the Timberwolves’ locker room, then left the Target Center without addressing the media.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Snow bunnies will want to beeline it to the Queenstown Lakes and Canterbury regions for the best skiing conditions in the Southern Hemisphere, according to Sarah Handley, general manager of the Americas and Europe at Tourism New Zealand.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
Noun
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Florida forced Houston into four turnovers in the last two minutes and change, with the title won on a stop and a scramble for a loose ball as time ran out.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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But now Erik Spoelstra’s team will have to punch up in class, amid the scramble for play-in seeding.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The developer set out to convert the campus into 165 apartments.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some of their names have been lost to history, but at least two others feature prominently in historical accounts: William Dawes, who set out from Boston an hour before Revere, and Samuel Prescott, who arrived in Concord alone around 1:30 a.m.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He was overtaken by Leclerc, whose long first stint gave him a tire delta on fresh mediums.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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What’s more, the Calgary Flames would have to go 3-0, with the Wild getting no points against the Anaheim Ducks in Tuesday’s regular-season finale, to overtake them.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The result: a light show producing beautiful blue and purple dashes against a backdrop of green and pink auroras.—
Michael D'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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There's a wind-deflecting screen, which would only make sense if this thing's designed to gallop at north of 50 miles an hour (80 km/h), and behind that, a dinky little full-color dash.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Judy Benjamin, PhD, now 80 years old, set off on Saturday, April 5, on a 3,000-mile journey across the country.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump wants to annex the territory, claiming it’s needed for national security purposes, and Vance’s visit in late March set off heated rhetoric between the U.S. and Denmark, with Trump refusing to take the use of military force off the table.—
Tara Copp,
Twin Cities,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Developing studio Jump Over the Age put yeoman’s work into Citizen Sleeper’s worldbuilding, especially all the other lonely souls on this starship — each of whom seem to be outrunning something, or someone.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Enhancing Data Security And Identity Verification Each year, cybersecurity threats grow exponentially as business leaders try to outrun bad actors in the race to protect sensitive data.—
Alvin Kan,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Possessions from some of those who were on the Titanic, some likely abandoned in a hurry, can also be seen on the 3D model.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the Twins don’t get their act together in a hurry, those 10 remaining games against the White Sox might not mean much.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Plus, the act of putting a mask on in and of itself feels like peak self-care.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Scott Taylor, lead mechanical engineer for manufacturer Lockheed Martin, put the effort in perspective in a 2023 news release.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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