Thesaurus results for BEES

bees

noun

plural of bee

as in whims

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 bees Flowering plants pull in bees, butterflies and birds that supply motion and song. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 This adaptable native supports a host of butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026 Sheep, bees, dogs, cows, and a horse are among the animals on the property, while the surrounding landscape opens toward the Costa Bermeja mountains. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 Their wicker man isn’t an object of punishment, like the one that made Nicolas Cage flail around screaming about bees. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 At a teaching apiary in College Park, bees returning to the hive with tiny granules of pollen on their legs tell her something about what is happening inside. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 But now, Beewise hives are equipped with Robi, a wheeled unit that drives up to the hives and uses robotic arms to reach inside to treat the bees, just as a human beekeeper would. — Rachel Sacks, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Wait until temperatures consistently stay above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) so overwintering bees and butterflies have time to safely emerge. — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Everything remains subordinate to the leader’s needs and whims.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Shaw’s witty drawing-room debates also warn of a society indulging its whims as catastrophe approaches — a question of how to live when the world careens toward darkness.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of whims

Noun

Officials said hunters should watch for signs of infection, including visible maggots in wounds, foul-smelling injuries and animals that appear weak or distressed.

— Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Around this time, he was treated for an infection in his feet caused by maggots — one of numerous hospitalizations, prompting a call from Adult Protective Services over his care, the filing says.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026