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as in to shine
to emit rays of light
a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s
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Recent Examples of beam
Jane Siegel, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
The light isn’t a narrow beam and the flashes are great, very striking.
—Caramel Quin, Wired News, 5 June 2025
Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The ceilings are beamed, the floors are hardwood, the bedrooms are all legal (that is, windowed and large enough to meet New York City requirements), and there are windows on three sides.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 June 2025
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Noun
Walking into the dining room, we were overwhelmed by the height of the windows at one end and the timbered ceiling beams above us.
—Jane Siegel, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
The light isn’t a narrow beam and the flashes are great, very striking.
—Caramel Quin, Wired News, 5 June 2025
Verb
His parents stood approximately 20 feet away, beaming with pride.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The ceilings are beamed, the floors are hardwood, the bedrooms are all legal (that is, windowed and large enough to meet New York City requirements), and there are windows on three sides.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beam
Noun
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The active ingredients in sunscreen can degrade over time and become less effective at blocking UV rays.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
16 June 2025
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In Fiji, a ray with light blue spots and a mask-like pattern on its face began appearing in the country’s fish markets.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
Verb
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There are laughs, certainly, and plenty of visual spectacle, but the real surprise is how gently the film treats its young protagonist's emotional life, allowing moments of silence and softness to shine amid the cosmic chaos.—
Scott Snowden,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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Out of darkness, can come light, so let that light shine bright.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Dated July 4, 1921, the group portrait features a maniacally grinning Torrance amid a sea of camera-facing partygoers.—
Spike Carter,
Air Mail,
14 June 2025
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From clumsy puppies to grinning chimps, adorable animal content is fantastically popular on social media.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Verb
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The first Tron had played out as a series of face-offs featuring glowing figures against a black background, replicating the blank environment of an arcade screen.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Miguel and Angel were grinning maniacs standing in the middle of the set with their arms around each other’s shoulders, like ballplayers after a winning game surrounded by a circle of glowing fans.—
Helen Schulman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Owen looks up, sees the woman at the other end of the bar, smiling at him.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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After taking the dock, the BBC also said, Brown smiled and winked at a woman in the courtroom while waiting for Judge Baumgartner to arrive.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Verb
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The two cracked up laughing, and not about how Ohtani was swinging the bat.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Everyone’s singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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“Beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beam. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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