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
Since Colorado has seen so many days above 50 degrees this winter, honey bees have become a common sighting.
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 16 May 2026
The festival, hosted by Visit Woodland and the Woodland Hoteliers Group, focuses on educating the community about a critical part of the food system: bees.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
About 20 minutes later, the bees swarmed into a hive on a tree on the North Lawn of the White House.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
The trio previously won the 2008 Junior Eurovision as 10-year-olds with a gibberish song while dressed as bumble bees.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 16 May 2026
The festival, hosted by Visit Woodland and the Woodland Hoteliers Group, focuses on educating the community about a critical part of the food system: bees.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
About 20 minutes later, the bees swarmed into a hive on a tree on the North Lawn of the White House.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
The trio previously won the 2008 Junior Eurovision as 10-year-olds with a gibberish song while dressed as bumble bees.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Even in the best of times, cattle producers are also at nature's whim.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a banana republic.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The flea larvae, which look like tiny maggots, worm their way into the carpet or mattress, feeding on the flea dirt that their parents left behind, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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This led me to the small corner of medicine where maggots were being used as a last resort for wound care when other options had failed.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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