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
Today’s recipe One key to the success of Daniele Uditi’s pasta e fagioli is the beans — pale yellow Peruanos from Mexico by way of Peru instead of the more traditional Italian cannellini beans. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Nonprofits sell food like ham and beans, hot chocolate, and bread-bowl soup. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026 Health adds cottage cheese with pineapple, high-protein bread with nut butter and quinoa topped with tofu, beans or cheese. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Lupini Beans Lupini beans are a type of legume that stands out for its high protein content. Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026 Navy beans also contain a variety of vitamins and minerals and are especially high in folate, iron, magnesium, and selenium. Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026 Flavor Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica. Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026 Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh. Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026 Cooked beans were held below proper hot holding temperatures. Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beans
Noun
  • The voyage produced a 24 percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to measurements released by the maritime energy company.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • India's quarterly economic growth has exceeded expectations several times over the past year, defying a bleak global trade environment, high energy prices and geopolitical uncertainties.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Central Valley is known as America’s salad bowl, for its vast production fruits, vegetables and nuts that stock refrigerators and kitchen tables across America.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Many of California’s Asian American leaders have come through that boot camp, which provides training on the nuts-and-bolts of organizing, media relations, and messaging.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 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
  • This rum is made from sugar cane juice that’s fermented and then distilled on a column still before being infused with local cacao nibs, with no other flavors or colors added.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jones was drafted in 2023 with the idea of being an electric inside-outside mix player with an ability to bring juice to the return game.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The government still has not come up with a solution to the mountainous piles of rotting garbage that accumulate on the streets for months.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • One of the nurses tried to cover up the error by fishing the empty bottle of the muscle relaxant out of the garbage and taking it home.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Opening with the title track, feedback-heavy licks set the temperature as Dillom catches us up on the escapades of recent years.
    Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tin Lam, then about 14 and a recent immigrant from south Vietnam, doesn’t speak a lick of English.
    Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2026.

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