beans 1 of 2

plural of bean
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beans

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bean

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of beans
Noun
Bowl of food stored on top of uncovered beans in the prep table. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 Found naturally in berries, beans, vegetables, tea, and a variety of other plant foods, certain polyphenols are being investigated for their effects on lymphatic function. — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026 Droppings were observed in a back room where unauthorized cooking of beans occurred. — Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Kingsley started Flowstate Coffee, roasting their own beans and selling them online and through pop-ups. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 His organization distributes cash and food including rice and beans to help ease the hunger, but challenges remain, especially involving those left homeless by gang violence who are forced to move from one makeshift shelter to another. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 But carbohydrates are one of your body’s main sources of energy, and foods like fruit, whole grains, beans, potatoes, and even bread and pasta can all fit into a balanced way of eating. — Lauren Manaker Ms, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026 Coffee growing in Ethiopia is dominated by smallholders, whose beans are mixed together and sold on. — Damian Zane, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Canned beans turn a light soup into a filling meal, without any soaking required. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beans
Noun
  • Later tonight, the Moon enters your sign and your energy shifts.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The growing cost of the war and its economic ripple effects on energy prices could hurt Republicans in next week's midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In a food processor, grind the nuts as finely as possible along with 1/4 cup/32 g of the flour.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pulverized into a fine powder and bloomed in butter with the aromatics, the corn nuts bring an earthy sweetness and seriously amp up the corn flavor.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Trump is not a successful deal maker, because no deal Trump makes is worth a damn.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • From late summer into fall, during and after the summer rains, people harvest prickly pear fruit, which can be eaten raw or squeezed into juice.
    — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In lieu of sweet tea, a commercial sugar cane juicer extracts yellow-green juice.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The growing garbage fire has warped a landfill hillside, which could potentially trigger and avalanche of garbage and leachate.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In the third, Brock Boeser and Jamie Oleksiak scored what seemed like garbage-time goals.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But for the most part, both are getting their points across, landing a few licks and, so far, avoiding the sort of major gaffe or damaging moment that could reshape the race.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Shafee operates in a languid, free-form zone throughout, trading his funky licks for loose, spacious lines and tolling, repetitive chords.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beans. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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