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as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean

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Recent Examples of bean
Noun
This variety’s beans are white with a sweet, honey-like flavor. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 19 June 2025 The $9 Ameri-Mex El Big Box is served with a double cheeseburger, a soft snack taco, a bean and cheese burrito, fries and a 16-ounce beverage. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Verb
Many get beaned by water balloon-wielding children. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 July 2024 Pete Alonso hit a one-out double and Muñoz (1-5) loaded the bases by beaning Mark Vientos and walking DJ Stewart. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for bean
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bean
Noun
  • Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.
    John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
  • Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.
    J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • Minimal skin contact — juice soaks with skins for a few hours, gaining slightly deeper color and flavor than direct press.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Read on to learn when to skip the lemon juice and what to use instead.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Vie comes on the heels of Doja’s 2023 album Scarlet, whit hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Introduction May 7, 2025 biology brains cells memory molecular biology neurons neuroscience proteins All topics (opens a new tab) When Todd Sacktor (opens a new tab) was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia.
    Ajdina Halilovic, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2025
  • Just before Louise gets kidnapped off the street, Joe — who was, conveniently, stalking her at the time — swoops in to brain that dude with a brick.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers at the Chega Sofla cemetery, which dates back to the fifth millennium B.C., found the remains of a young woman, whose skull had cranial bandaging, which changes the morphology of the skull.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • The man was shot in the head, and sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Pour in about half a cup of baking soda, followed by a cup of white vinegar.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
  • Other methods didn't necessarily involve baking soda or vinegar.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Wipe the drool off your tank top, put some pants on, and get out your mama’s basement!
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024

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“Bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bean. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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