as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina
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Recent Examples of bee
Shellac derives from the resinous material secreted by the lac bug, much like honey comes from a bee.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Some bees can overwinter and survive cold temperatures.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The exhibit talks about honey bees, which are not native to Lake County.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Some bees can overwinter and survive cold temperatures.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The exhibit talks about honey bees, which are not native to Lake County.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Living in the White House is usually made easy by all of the staff who work to deliver on any presidential whim—maybe a little mayhem is good for the people in power.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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These guardrails exist to ensure trade policy is grounded in evidence and congressional intent rather than presidential whim.—
Mohammad N. Elahee,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their eggs, laid in open wounds or on mucous membranes, would then not hatch into the flesh-eating maggots that can infest livestock, wild mammals, household pets and even humans.—
John Hanna,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Victims can develop large open wounds covered in maggots.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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