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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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as in juice
beans plural
active strength of body or mind
nine-year-old twins who are full of beans
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as in nuts
beans plural
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans
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as in whit
beans plural
the smallest amount or part imaginable
had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers
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as in to brain
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Recent Examples of bean
Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Other plates, like mole or enchiladas with beans and rice on the side, can cost upward of $20 each.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Her trance is rudely broken when Elliott beans the suffering animal with a tire iron, putting it out of its misery—maybe.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The crops this summer include eggplant, tomatoes, onions, cluster beans, groundnuts and even cotton.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Other plates, like mole or enchiladas with beans and rice on the side, can cost upward of $20 each.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Multiple Royals expressed concern for India after he was beaned in Sunday’s series finale.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Her trance is rudely broken when Elliott beans the suffering animal with a tire iron, putting it out of its misery—maybe.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bean
Noun
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Rockets head coach Ime Udoka should have his team defending with much more urgency, and Houston’s top frontcourt weapon is also likely to bounce back.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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But first things first, as Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf are busy sifting through candidates for the next head of basketball operations, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who listed several league executives and one super-agent the Reinsdorfs plan to interview.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Throw the pieces into a zip-top bag along with lemon (juice and slices), olive oil, a minced shallot, some Parmesan, and salt and pepper.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Strawberries, sugar, lemon, and lime juice create the base layer with the same repeated by substituting blueberries for the top layer, while the middle is an ice cream-like custard.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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According to registered dietitians, a mix of nuts, especially pistachios, and dried tart cherries is the healthiest late-night snack.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
19 Apr. 2026
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Many whole foods are naturally gluten-free, including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Retro Rewind is the kind of game that will keep your hands and brain minimally busy while listening to a podcast or watching some rerun on a background TV.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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For example, Google’s state-of-the-art Gemini 3 model was brained on TPUs.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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People were so eager to venerate his remains that skulls of his magically multiplied.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The New York State Museum’s Department of Anthropology determined the skull is from the 19th century.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For each take, the belly will be prepped with a uterus and a baby to deliver, but the uterus needs to contain faux amniotic liquid (vinegar based, because water would wash all the birth goop off the silicone baby), and the magnets aren’t strong enough to hold it all in.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Peppery apricot Whisk together 3 tablespoons apricot preserves, 1 teaspoon rice vinegar and coarsely cracked black pepper.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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His jowls had dragged ropes of drool.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bean. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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