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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
nine-year-old twins who are full of beans
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as in nuts
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 damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers
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Recent Examples of beans
Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Fish and other lean protein sources, like poultry, beans, tofu, and eggs, also provide iron, zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, and magnesium, Petitpain said.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 June 2026
Amidst all the heavy dishes that sometimes dominate summertime spreads, who doesn’t love to see a bowl of this hearty-but-healthy summer-crop bounty of beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, and spices?
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Swap one low-fiber food for a high-fiber alternative each week and mix it up across fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Lucky Bean Coffeehouse Lucky Bean Coffeehouse brews your morning cup of joe with single-origin beans and also serves specialty drinks.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The Star tried the Egg & Cheese breakfast sandwich (egg, cheese, the choice of sausage or bacon on a croissant bun; $8) and an iced latte with honey made with beans from the Roasterie; $5.
—Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
The premise sees the town’s citizens coming around a campfire and spilling the beans on some of most terrifying deeds.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Saturday leans into berries, beans and pasta Breakfast can be buckwheat pancakes with berries.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Noun
The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends a nutritious diet for eye health that includes orange vegetables and fruits with vitamin A, produce rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, leafy greens with lutein and zeaxanthin and beans for zinc.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Fish and other lean protein sources, like poultry, beans, tofu, and eggs, also provide iron, zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, and magnesium, Petitpain said.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 June 2026
Amidst all the heavy dishes that sometimes dominate summertime spreads, who doesn’t love to see a bowl of this hearty-but-healthy summer-crop bounty of beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, and spices?
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Swap one low-fiber food for a high-fiber alternative each week and mix it up across fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Lucky Bean Coffeehouse Lucky Bean Coffeehouse brews your morning cup of joe with single-origin beans and also serves specialty drinks.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The Star tried the Egg & Cheese breakfast sandwich (egg, cheese, the choice of sausage or bacon on a croissant bun; $8) and an iced latte with honey made with beans from the Roasterie; $5.
—Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
The premise sees the town’s citizens coming around a campfire and spilling the beans on some of most terrifying deeds.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Saturday leans into berries, beans and pasta Breakfast can be buckwheat pancakes with berries.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beans
Noun
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Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Set your thermostat to 78°F in summer to balance comfort and energy savings.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Tawny Port spends years in barrel, picking up notes of caramel, nuts, and toffee along the way.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Pairing them with a meal containing some fat, even avocado toast or yogurt with nuts, makes a real difference.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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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
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Patient money On a recent morning at the plant, with the smell of grape juice hanging in the air, giant rounds of cardboard unspooled into machinery, and metal jaws crushed the material neatly into juiceboxes.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Drink cold water, sports drinks and juice.—
Michelle Marchante
June 13,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Every campsite has a bear-resistant food locker, and visitors are being reminded to store food, garbage and other attractants properly.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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While the Doral incinerator used to burn about half of the county’s daily trash supply, Miami-Dade is now using trucks and trains to send its garbage to landfills across Florida.—
Douglas Hanks
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Elk, deer, and buffalo had migrated to and from mineral licks throughout North America for millennia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Coals crackle, flames lick meat, and at the center of the pit stands Tootsie Tomanetz, 91 years old with tree-trunk arms and the nimble grace of a woman half her age.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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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
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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 16 Jun. 2026.
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