beamish

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Recent Examples of beamish Her Dorian is beamish until besmirched. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beamish
Adjective
  • 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
  • Add in the doubtless significant number of people under 18 using ChatGPT (who weren't included in the sample at all), and a decent majority of OpenAI's users probably aren't old enough to remember the 20th century firsthand.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cheap, sure, but not exactly free.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This, coupled with your personal drive and ability to impress authority figures, is a sure-fire combination for success.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The suburbs have also grown more diverse and educated over the past few decades, demographic shifts that may make Democrats more confident.
    Steve Peoples, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Chevrolet seems confident that both versions of the Grand Sport will become the lineup’s best-selling models.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Heat starting unit’s only positive minutes on Friday came to begin the third quarter when the Cavaliers were already ahead by more than 30 points.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Coleman ran track, played basketball and football, and was known for his humor and positive outlook.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The precision of the tailoring, the depth of texture, and the emotional clarity of the collection felt incredibly assured.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • From that moment on, Alcaraz seemed the more assured player, utilizing his favorite dropshot to lethal effect and capitalizing on Djokovic’s uncharacteristic unforced errors.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Analysts say his decisive mandate could give him room to pursue reforms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Half-winger, pure showman, Hazard would not always contribute a decisive goal or assist for Chelsea.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Still, Ellis is unapologetically bullish.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Cruickshank, former chief digital officer at Carlsberg and a serial entrepreneur, is bullish on the beauty sector.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But its guiding principle this time is not idealism but realism, with an unhesitating embrace of national interests and increased recourse to power politics.
    Sarang Shidore, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023

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“Beamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beamish. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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