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
Or a whole lot of butterflies and bees dancing around where there wasn’t any before.
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Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
However, pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds love them, says Allan.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
And yet — as if in defiance of nature — Death Valley is still a hot spot for wildflower blooms, attracting pollinators such as butterflies, moths, bees and hummingbirds that might not otherwise visit this corner of the California desert.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
For anyone who thinks DERM focuses on saving trees and bees alone to the exclusion of growth, Hefty has a different conclusion.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Though wildflowers can pop up in the valley every year, a superbloom is a rare and special treat that attracts different pollinators that may not have visited Death Valley otherwise, such as butterflies, moths, bees and hummingbirds, the national park explained on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Lost in all the heated rhetoric is the fact that so much of this turmoil would have been avoided if federal detainers were simply honored within local jails and state prisons — away from the public and professional provocateurs who are drawn to uncivil cultural conflict like bees to honey.
—Bob Ehrlich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Once your deck is built, decorate it with native plants that require minimal maintenance and attract birds, bees, and butterflies.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
This may be especially important for native bees, which are facing unprecedented declines.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
However, pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds love them, says Allan.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
And yet — as if in defiance of nature — Death Valley is still a hot spot for wildflower blooms, attracting pollinators such as butterflies, moths, bees and hummingbirds that might not otherwise visit this corner of the California desert.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
For anyone who thinks DERM focuses on saving trees and bees alone to the exclusion of growth, Hefty has a different conclusion.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Though wildflowers can pop up in the valley every year, a superbloom is a rare and special treat that attracts different pollinators that may not have visited Death Valley otherwise, such as butterflies, moths, bees and hummingbirds, the national park explained on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Lost in all the heated rhetoric is the fact that so much of this turmoil would have been avoided if federal detainers were simply honored within local jails and state prisons — away from the public and professional provocateurs who are drawn to uncivil cultural conflict like bees to honey.
—Bob Ehrlich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Once your deck is built, decorate it with native plants that require minimal maintenance and attract birds, bees, and butterflies.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
This may be especially important for native bees, which are facing unprecedented declines.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bees
Noun
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To avoid overspending, keep your long-term comfort higher in your thoughts than any short-term whims.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ostensibly an effort to recenter the female perspective in some of the most famous tales from the Book of Genesis, the three-part event miniseries instead treats its characters like paper dolls to be pushed around at the whims of a narrative set in stone millennia ago.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Beef does something similar, translating immigrant frustration into the visual vocabulary of an American thriller, animated by distinctly Korean notions of family honor, shame, resentment and parental pressure.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Our ability to ignore, repress, and deny is matched only by our ability to believe the unbelievable and to give chimeric notions the power to found religions, nations, and institutions.—
Robert Pogue Harrison,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Basil tends to repel flies and maggots, and marigolds do as well.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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Their eggs, laid in open wounds or on mucous membranes, would then not hatch into the flesh-eating maggots that can infest livestock, wild mammals, household pets and even humans.—
John Hanna,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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