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
The couple came up with a recipe containing 22 botanicals, larynx-soothing ingredients, Manuka honey, bee pollen, and chamomile among them.
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Nick Scott, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
The clear water where the bees went to drink.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
According to the royal family’s official website, Middleton is the latest in a long line of royals to keep bees.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Ah, the English countryside, a place of verdant Arthurian forests, bizzing bees, and fast-moving zombies driven by some nameless need to feast upon human flesh.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bee
Nick Scott, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
The clear water where the bees went to drink.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
According to the royal family’s official website, Middleton is the latest in a long line of royals to keep bees.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Ah, the English countryside, a place of verdant Arthurian forests, bizzing bees, and fast-moving zombies driven by some nameless need to feast upon human flesh.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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The Treasury market tends to move with the whims of Wall Street and not in lockstep with Fed policy.—
Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hidden away from the rest of the first floor action, the primary bedroom was a place for Cece to indulge her most personal decorating whims.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Eventually, the Afflecks gave in when maggots started appearing in the apartment.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since some Indigenous tribes from the Arctic and subarctic are known to eat maggots from putrefied meat, the researchers considered maggots a potential factor driving those isotope spikes.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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