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
Neither can throw, and Colelman, who is eager and combative, handles outside curveballs like a man fighting bees.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
But eventually the feeders were swarmed by what appeared to be thousands of bees.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
When [ecologist Lars] Chittka gave bumblebees an extra jolt of sucrose, their favorite food, the bees buzzed with delight.
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Evening light spills across the pollinator gardens—alive with bees, hummingbirds, and the occasional wandering chicken—before dissolving into the shimmer of the Mackinac Bridge.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
But eventually the feeders were swarmed by what appeared to be thousands of bees.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
When [ecologist Lars] Chittka gave bumblebees an extra jolt of sucrose, their favorite food, the bees buzzed with delight.
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Evening light spills across the pollinator gardens—alive with bees, hummingbirds, and the occasional wandering chicken—before dissolving into the shimmer of the Mackinac Bridge.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
Noun
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Rather than spending millions in a relentless quest to solve the problems wrought by Coors Field, the Rockies appear to have capitulated to its whims.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One Battle also exemplifies where Hall’s career has taken her, which is to say across genres, moods, and Hollywood whims.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 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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Also look for screwworm larvae (maggots) and eggs in or around body openings, such as the nose, ears, and genitalia, or the navel of newborn animals.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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