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
Ten of the hives are experimenting with native stingless bees, whose high-quality honey can be sold for a much higher price.
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Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
For breakfast, try the truly aromatic honey produced by tame stingless bees that live on one of the 12 motus (little islands) surrounding the lagoon.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Native hollies have small spring flowers for butterflies and bees, according to Wendy Overbeck Dunham, director of horticulture at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
The result of a 2025 Kickstarter that was 437% funded in five minutes, the system is designed to reduce unnecessary steps with a compact user-friendly design that is sustainable while protecting the bees and the integrity of the hives.
—Shirl Leigh
january 20, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
Drawing from the series’ most iconic symbols — bows, bees, wisteria, and friendship motifs — the collection reimagines Bridgerton’s ornate world through a modern, wearable lens.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The clear water where the bees went to drink.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The garden, says Joffe, is a haven for biodiversity, filled with plants that support the full life cycles of butterflies and bees.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
For breakfast, try the truly aromatic honey produced by tame stingless bees that live on one of the 12 motus (little islands) surrounding the lagoon.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Native hollies have small spring flowers for butterflies and bees, according to Wendy Overbeck Dunham, director of horticulture at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
The result of a 2025 Kickstarter that was 437% funded in five minutes, the system is designed to reduce unnecessary steps with a compact user-friendly design that is sustainable while protecting the bees and the integrity of the hives.
—Shirl Leigh
january 20, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
Drawing from the series’ most iconic symbols — bows, bees, wisteria, and friendship motifs — the collection reimagines Bridgerton’s ornate world through a modern, wearable lens.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The clear water where the bees went to drink.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The garden, says Joffe, is a haven for biodiversity, filled with plants that support the full life cycles of butterflies and bees.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bees
Noun
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Not as freaks to be studied from afar, mimicked, and exploited for other people’s creative whims or amusement, but as complex and whole parts of the world worth exploring and celebrating.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Beyond immigration, Miller specializes in turning the president’s whims and rantings into government policy.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our legal and historical notions of agency have long depended on physical embodiment—the sanctity of a single, identifiable body.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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But a more recent line of research has pushed back against these notions, using statistical analysis to suggest that the apparent variations in response are just the result of measurement error and day-to-day biological variability.—
Outside,
Outside,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since some Indigenous tribes from the Arctic and subarctic are known to eat maggots from putrefied meat, the researchers considered maggots a potential factor driving those isotope spikes.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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Sparky’s injuries included a broken foot, a fractured leg, a severe infection, and maggots inside his wound.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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