beamish

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Recent Examples of beamish Her Dorian is beamish until besmirched. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
  • As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
  • Lastly, while there is doubtless a tradeoff between construction costs and operations, a smooth operation at the big airport this coming summer — the busiest travel season — sure as heck needs to be a priority.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the driver failed to make sure the tracks were clear.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Make sure the shiny, reflective side is facing out.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Ship traffic first started to pick up over the weekend as shipping companies became more confident that talks between the US and Iran were progressing.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Merlin, a 2-year-old duck, has taken the internet by storm, captivating fans with his tiny form-fitting Team Mexico jersey and confident waddle around his home of Mexico City.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • That was the lone bit of positive news for the Royals (34-49) on Friday.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Streeting is an assured communicator with a base of support among parliamentary colleagues, but Burnham is considered the more likely successor.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • But now the western Canadian province, where the popular HBO drama The Last of Us was shot during its first season, is more assured foreign movie or TV series will tap its film tax credit while shooting locally as royalties from oil exploration and drilling once again pour into its coffers.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The holiday marked the 205th anniversary of the 1821 Battle of Carabobo, which brought Venezuela a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
    Will Clark, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The Russian president also anticipated a quick, decisive victory.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Global brokerages are bullish on the growing demand for robots, with Barclays expecting the humanoid robot market to grow to $200 billion in less than a decade.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 June 2026
  • Reid and the Chiefs seem bullish on giving Benson a genuine look to win the starting role.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The ‘maddening’ speculation The Guthrie investigation also has brought with it another characteristic of high-profile cases that sources say has elicited both groans of annoyance and genuine concern due to its ability to impact the public: the unhesitating opinions of pundits with large audiences.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Beamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beamish. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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