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
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Fans of beloved beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury will want make a beeline to the Aventura Mall.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
Laura Randall, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
In the morning, beeline it to DeLuxe, a bakery celebrated for its pastries, cakes and espresso.
—Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Matthew Stafford trotted onto the practice field Wednesday at Loyola Marymount and immediately made a diagonal beeline for the weight room behind the far end zone.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Fans of beloved beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury will want make a beeline to the Aventura Mall.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
Verb
Other passengers beeline toward tables and help themselves to puzzles and games provided by the ship.
—Laura Randall, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
In the morning, beeline it to DeLuxe, a bakery celebrated for its pastries, cakes and espresso.
—Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
Noun
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Some are 'making people multi-millionaires' Trump’s funding freeze causes scramble in CT.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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The collapse triggered a scramble to determine whether Florida’s coastal buildings were safe, followed by new legislation to mandate more frequent inspections and funding for structural fixes.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Following her Grammys performance, Charli will set out on an arena tour in select North American cities before headlining Primavera Sound 2025 in Barcelona this summer.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2025
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While expectations are growing of peace talks, the new Trump administration has not publicly outlined a road map to securing peace in Eastern Europe and navigating the conflicting demands set out by Kyiv and Moscow, nor how the rest of NATO will slot in.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2024, solar power generated 11% of EU electricity, overtaking coal, which fell below 10% for the first time.—
Sibi Arasu,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Global investment in low-carbon energy projects will overtake spending on upstream oil and gas production for the first time this year, according to a report from S&P. Solar energy alone is expected to generate half of this year's green energy investment.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The vibe: Old Washington charm with a dash of Roaring Twenties glamor.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Stepping out in the city yesterday (January 29), Bieber made the dash through Union Square in a functional yet fashionable fit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images Some of the texts had been detected by spam filters across the messaging ecosystem, setting off alarm bells.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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The convoy of OCTAs set off to climb those mountains, trading pebbled roads for harder tracks in places, and some cement surfaces where runoff was an obvious issue.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Reid and general manager Brett Veach envisioned Worthy outrunning a one-on-one defender for a deep pass with the defense also having to account for tight end Travis Kelce and receivers Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Nov. 2024
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Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has been outrunning its predecessors with $420M global.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Best Gradual Lotion: Jergens Natural Glow Self Tanner Lotion Courtesy of brand Jergens Natural Glow Self Tanner Lotion $12 $10 Amazon $10 Target $13 Walgreens Original video by Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle In a hurry and need something to give you some color ASAP?—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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The quickest way to get worse in a hurry — beyond playing power forward Patrick Williams even more minutes than head coach Billy Donovan already allocates — is for Chicago to trade some of its best players for future draft assets.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Later that day, things went further downhill when Erin and Brynn put Erin’s husband, Abe, on speakerphone as a joke.—
As told to Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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In August, the agency decided not to risk putting the duo on Starliner for the trip home.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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