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as in shining
giving off or reflecting much light
the orchestra began its season of outdoor concerts under a beaming moon
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as in smiling
having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness)
Mom's beaming face shone with love as we all gathered for a family photo
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as in glowing
to emit rays of light
a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s
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as in grinning
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward
my father beamed when I showed him my new car
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Recent Examples of beaming
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The team, meanwhile, escapes by beaming the Stargate aboard to gate out before returning via the second gate.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Bueckers, in attendance, was beaming, too.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The family of five was beaming with pride.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Shelly Cayette-Weston, along with the rest of everyone associated with the Charlotte Hornets, can’t stop beaming about the team’s success.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Photos hang on her living room wall of her and her sons, holding each other, beaming.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Davidssen was skipping, beaming, grinning from ear-to-ear.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Poised for presentation, the room was filled with family and friends beaming with pride.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
In the shots, Kelce is seen on one knee beneath a floral arch, while a beaming Swift holds his face and shows off her huge diamond ring.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The Times spoke with the core parent-child trio in separate video calls — Pfeiffer and Fanning together from New York City, and Offerman beaming in from London — to talk about the series.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The team, meanwhile, escapes by beaming the Stargate aboard to gate out before returning via the second gate.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Bueckers, in attendance, was beaming, too.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
The family of five was beaming with pride.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Shelly Cayette-Weston, along with the rest of everyone associated with the Charlotte Hornets, can’t stop beaming about the team’s success.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Photos hang on her living room wall of her and her sons, holding each other, beaming.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026
Davidssen was skipping, beaming, grinning from ear-to-ear.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Poised for presentation, the room was filled with family and friends beaming with pride.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaming
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So naturally in a state that treats basketball like a religion and the sport’s biggest stars like royalty, nobody casts a bigger shadow in this community now than the slender 6-foot-6, 196-pound, 19-year-old freshman who changed Final Four weekend with one brilliant shining moment Sunday afternoon.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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At a time of so much partisanship in Congress, especially related to health care, breakthrough legislation is a shining example of how commonsense policies that support patient care and innovation can achieve broad support.—
Josh Makower,
STAT,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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Auroras are typically easiest to see after full darkness sets in and before dawn, when the sky is darkest and solar particles interacting with Earth's magnetic field create glowing arcs and shimmering curtains of light.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their evident fondness for one another, glowing warmly alongside all their sniping and whispering and eye-rolling, allows all the nightmares in Big Mistakes to feel like a lark rather than an incipient calamity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Out front was a parked Jeep that had been decorated in garish camouflage and emblazoned with the grinning face of a man who went by Lawyer Don.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Davidssen was skipping, beaming, grinning from ear-to-ear.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At this year's Oscars, Dresher donned the glowier style of the primer, which has a subtle shimmery formula that gives the skin a naturally luminous look.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The high-wattage crowd, dressed in luxe silk dresses and luminous pinstripe suits for the high-fashion event, included the likes of Martha Stewart, Allison Williams, Oscar Isaac, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson — a mix of longtime admirers, friends and newer fans of the luxury fashion brand.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Then, there’s a dramatic landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael, with gray clouds muttering on high and brighter blues impending in the sky below.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Earth is so bright out there and the moon is just hanging in front of us, this black orb out in front of us.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Her mother, Lianna Charles Moore, previously described her daughters as always laughing, smiling and brightening her family's day.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly there was a film that had not been on anyone’s radar — a period comedy, laughing at something very much our own, and completely independent.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His skating was dazzling throughout the evening, and his chemistry with Rickard Rakell is clear.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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There's a dazzling cigar lounge and bar, both conceived by none other than hotel designer of the moment, Martin Brudnizki (of Annabel’s; Fouquets; and Fifth Avenue Hotel fame); a sleek omakase restaurant; and even a 4,000-year-old fossil parked unassumingly outside a set of toilets (not kidding).—
Divia Thani,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Beaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaming. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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