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 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.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2013 researchers reported that bees can sense electrical fields around flowers and use that information to guide their foraging decisions.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Many native solitary bees use the hollow or pithy plant stems for shelter and nesting.
—Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Others wore inflatable costumes, dressed as bumble bees, frogs, unicorns and a even minion.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2013 researchers reported that bees can sense electrical fields around flowers and use that information to guide their foraging decisions.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Many native solitary bees use the hollow or pithy plant stems for shelter and nesting.
—Benjamin Vogt, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Others wore inflatable costumes, dressed as bumble bees, frogs, unicorns and a even minion.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Since the beginning of this administration, Silicon Valley’s biggest bosses have appeased the president, capitulating to his every whim — agreeing to pay export taxes, giving away equity to the government, defunding schools for Latino students and ending diversity programs.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lawrence propels herself through space like a woman possessed, and Ramsay underscores her mysterious inner drive with music and rhythm, letting songs illustrate Grace’s moods and whims, from the innocent to the romantic to the punishing.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Medflies can ruin more than 250 kinds of produce by infecting them with maggots.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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