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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
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
The study published in the journal Construction and Building Materials also revealed that the triangular and wavy forms significantly enhanced the beam's ability to handle post-cracking stress.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
From orbit, the data centers would be able to beam digital information to the ground using laser communications, similar to the high-speed internet service provided by SpaceX’s Starlink platform.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The main salon seamlessly connects to the aft deck, which flows over three levels, offering a dining area at the top, a lounge and a custom pool in the middle, and a hydraulic swim platform at the lower level that stretches the full length of the 26-foot beam and opens to the sea.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
The study published in the journal Construction and Building Materials also revealed that the triangular and wavy forms significantly enhanced the beam's ability to handle post-cracking stress.
—New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
This can mean beaming radio interference at satellites overhead in order to jam their communications, or even pointing lasers at the optical sensors on spy satellites in order to blind them.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
From orbit, the data centers would be able to beam digital information to the ground using laser communications, similar to the high-speed internet service provided by SpaceX’s Starlink platform.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beam
Noun
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The sun is setting, and its slanting golden rays make the evening feel like a vast expanse of tenderness.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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By producing the clearest map to date of soft X-rays, this team has further validated the phenomenon as a fascinating area of study in its own right.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.—
Jack Harvel
April 20,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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The sun was shining for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and an unsuspecting beachgoer.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Assaidi, who grinned widely as he was led out of an NYPD stationhouse on his way to court for his arraignment, did not have any prior arrests, police said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the others grinned and grimaced at their rivals’ responses, Becerra was as stone-faced as Buster Keaton.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What's left behind is a glowing core, known as a white dwarf, which is sending out radiation that causes the gas shells to glow.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her clothes, patterned in vivid reds, pinks and oranges, echo the mineral-rich sands of Iran’s Qeshm and Hormuz islands, where the earth itself seems to glow.—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On the cover of her second album, 2003’s Life for Rent, she is pictured wearing a sensible jacket to match her sensible long bob and her sensible-sounding music, smiling to herself like the model that comes with the picture frame.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
19 Apr. 2026
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Yi-hyeok’s smiling portrait rested on a table cradled by a sea of white chrysanthemums.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The crowd laughed, and the Parenthood actor noted that people intervened and broke up the fight.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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Roberts laughed, but the twinkle in his eye was genuine.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beam. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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