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as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean
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as in juice
beans plural
active strength of body or mind
nine-year-old twins who are full of beans
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as in nuts
beans plural
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans
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as in whit
beans plural
the smallest amount or part imaginable
had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers
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as in to brain
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Recent Examples of bean
Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The sauce, rice, beans — everything, Robles said — are cooked fresh daily.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Many get beaned by water balloon-wielding children.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 July 2024
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Noun
Remove the weights and parchment paper, discarding the beans (or reserving for par-baking additional pies) if using.
—Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The sauce, rice, beans — everything, Robles said — are cooked fresh daily.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Her trance is rudely broken when Elliott beans the suffering animal with a tire iron, putting it out of its misery—maybe.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Many get beaned by water balloon-wielding children.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bean
Noun
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Later in the half, acting head coach Jacque Vaughn, who also stepped in to coach earlier this year when Self missed a game due to a health scare, received a technical.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Juiceland Superfood smoothies, raw juice, matcha lattes, salads and wraps.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Unlike stews, tagines use minimal liquid, relying on slow cooking and natural juices for bold, integrated flavors.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The spline structure inside the nuts, the non-fixed gripping posture, and interference from magnetic forces significantly increased assembly complexity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Pillowy layers of white cake make this one a classic, but an assortment of fruits and nuts like cherries and pecans set it apart.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For example, Google’s state-of-the-art Gemini 3 model was brained on TPUs.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Koffman said people who carry risk factors for cognitive decline or who are particularly concerned about their brain health should speak with their primary care doctors, who can refer them to brain health specialists, like a neurologist.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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First, the skull weakens and distorts sound waves.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Silva underwent surgery for a skull fracture and was released from the hospital the next day.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Be sure to clean your feeders weekly with a rinse of vinegar and hot water, and always discard any cloudy or old nectar.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Skin-on chicken thighs roast alongside grapes and fennel, dressed in paprika, vinegar, and Castelvetrano olives.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The large dormitory room smelled of babies' breath and pillow drool.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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In one image—a favorite of mine—a man lies on an expanse of sand, cradling a smiling child, whose drool is pooling on the man’s shirtless chest.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bean. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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