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 bee attack in Guyana comes just months after 24 people were left injured when the flying insects suddenly attacked in the French town of Aurillac, local authorities in the south-central French Prefecture of Cantal confirmed to the Associated Press at the time.
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Her company, Auxolith, operates out of a sleek office building where Michelle presides over her workforce like a queen bee.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Handling bees or not, there are endless ways to spend your days here.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Her company, Auxolith, operates out of a sleek office building where Michelle presides over her workforce like a queen bee.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Handling bees or not, there are endless ways to spend your days here.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Unlike the reception or other pre-wedding events that feature traditional elements like speeches or cake cutting, the after-party is a celebration that can be crafted entirely according to the whims of the couple.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Still, one of the goals of the legislation, at least in theory, is for affordable-housing development to rely less on the whims of individual politicians.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The eggs hatch into maggots, which then eat the flesh of the animal to survive, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those settlers managed to make an underground river with murderous maggots on unstable terrain into a tourist attraction in record time.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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