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- verb Present participle of
beeline .
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Examples
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I hurdle right over Alexander and his bed and burst through the door, beelining for the phone, ready for this, more than ready for this because this should not be allowed to happen.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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And then comes Reginleiv, which takes that same formula and substitutes in Norse mythology for all the future-alien-invasion b-movie tropes, hands you swords to Wii-mote slash on top of the firearm stock (here represent, of course, by "magic"), but leaves in all of the overwhelming and beelining enemy forces and, best, the towering demigods (which you can get a better taste of via this too-short earlier video teaser).
Ten for 2010: the 10 most-anticipated games coming in the new year Boing Boing 2009
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I hurdle right over Alexander and his bed and burst through the door, beelining for the phone, ready for this, more than ready for this because this should not be allowed to happen.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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I hurdle right over Alexander and his bed and burst through the door, beelining for the phone, ready for this, more than ready for this because this should not be allowed to happen.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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Exhausted, he drags the bag back to the town, beelining to his local police precinct.
Homeless Man Finds Paul McCartney’s Wax Head in a Dumpster: The Play | Best Week Ever 2008
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When the guy was about fifteen feet away, still beelining for them, Fang frowned.
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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Then she sent someone to fetch her boyfriend, Liev Schreiber -- beelining for the bar -- so that they could take off early.
Liv and Liev--Live! But Naomi and Tinsley Want to Leave 2007
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When the guy was about fifteen feet away, still beelining for them, Fang frowned.
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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She was so traumatized by the 48 hours of unceasing thunder we had this weekend that when she heard a truck unloading gravel in the parking lot at the park this morning, she started beelining immediately in the direction of the car, tail tucked between her legs, and is even now remaining ever vigilant, casting wary glances about, and curling herself about my ankles any chance she gets.
weeme Diary Entry weeme 2005
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The usher was beelining out from his station, visibly upset and shaking his head.
NHL.com Feature Stories Bob Condor | NHL.com Editor-in-Chief 2010
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