as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina
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Recent Examples of bee
In a clip posted by Variety, a bee got up close and personal with Stone, who shrank away while Pascal and costar Austin Butler swatted and blew on the interloper.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 27 June 2025
Monica Cull, Digital Editor A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2025
Africanized honey bees don't have more, or more potent, venom than Western honey bees.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
While bees are the main pollinator of plants, there are other organisms that augment pollination, namely butterflies, hummingbirds, flies, wasps, bats and beetles.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 27 June 2025
Monica Cull, Digital Editor A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2025
Africanized honey bees don't have more, or more potent, venom than Western honey bees.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
While bees are the main pollinator of plants, there are other organisms that augment pollination, namely butterflies, hummingbirds, flies, wasps, bats and beetles.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Only 24% of voters today recognize that their future benefits are subject to the whims of Congress and the president.—
Scott Rasmussen,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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There are only six seats and two nightly seatings Thursday to Saturday for tasting menus that are dictated by the seasons and the whims of the chef.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The flea larvae, which look like tiny maggots, worm their way into the carpet or mattress, feeding on the flea dirt that their parents left behind, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
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The New World screwworm is the larval form, or maggot, of the New World blowfly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, which resembles a housefly in size and charmlessness.—
Alan Burdick,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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