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
Still, California has a large variety within its bee population.
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Grandmother explains how each plant helps humans ease aches and pains, as well as offering good foods like honey from the bees that drink from plants.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
The blooms put on a beautiful show, adding seasonal interest to your landscape and attracting essential pollinators like bees and butterflies.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
North America’s bee populations are in trouble, but don’t blame the honey bees.
—Andony Melathopoulos, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Grandmother explains how each plant helps humans ease aches and pains, as well as offering good foods like honey from the bees that drink from plants.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
The blooms put on a beautiful show, adding seasonal interest to your landscape and attracting essential pollinators like bees and butterflies.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
North America’s bee populations are in trouble, but don’t blame the honey bees.
—Andony Melathopoulos, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Multicoin, especially, has been at the whims of crypto’s booms and busts.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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By design, the responsibility to pay these workers shifted from the employers, who were reluctant to pay Black laborers in the first place, to the whims of the customers.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen of the restaurant is crawling with maggots, the damp eats away at the tatami mats and wallpaper decorated with a design of a forest landscape.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Adult pepper maggot flies lay their eggs on the developing fruits, which are damaged by maggot feeding once the eggs hatch.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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