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
Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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
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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
But most municipal transportation systems were designed for workers beelining downtown, not for schoolchildren commuting across the city.
—Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeline
Noun
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The conflict of interest, attached to Tom Brady, Fox’s No. 1 NFL analyst and part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, will remain an issue, even during Super Bowl week, when an overflow media crowd in New Orleans engages in a desperate scramble for content.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Senator: ‘This is what a king does’ Trump's funding freeze causes scramble in CT.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Last year, President Biden appointed Hampton Dellinger to the five-year term set out in the law, and he was confirmed by the Senate.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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When his brother, Malon (Aria), suffers a serious injury and faces financial strain to underworld figures, Patton sets out to avenge him in a ONE Championship fight with the help of veteran trainer Sammy (Crowe).—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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China overtook Japan as the biggest vehicle exporter last year, helped by government support for EVs.—
AFP,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, when Brooks’ Honda Odyssey minivan jockeyed through traffic to overtake a Crown Victoria driven by Uriel Miller, 26, of Tennessee, police said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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So might your lifelong habit of trying always to act with a dash of modesty and humility, not to mention respect for others.—
Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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How Venezuela Helps Fuel Colombian Violence: A decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.—
Atul Loke,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The action pic revolves around a seemingly ordinary real estate agent who is trying to outrun his violent past and stars Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once actor Ke Huy Quan opposite Daniel Wu, Ariana DeBose and Marshawn Lynch.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Followed by the Green Giant, the pups make their way down a busy street — and Mr. Clean tries his hardest to outrun them.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In high school sports, things can change in a hurry.—
Todd Abeln,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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How much torment are the pit crews willing to put their amateur survivalists through to win a grand prize of $250,000?—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Animals puts Yeun back in business with not just Netflix but with Artists Equity as the actor stars with Affleck and Damon in RIP, an upcoming crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Beeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeline. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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