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
Having a mix of plants around your yard that attracts bees, butterflies, and the like can help support a more bountiful harvest from the garden.
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Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
If bright red berries are your holly bush's best feature, wait to prune it so the tiny spring flowers have a chance to attract bees.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
Lancaster, now a seasoned competitor, first became interested in spelling bees after his uncle showed him the comedy film Bad Words, said his father, Kenneth Gramer.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Propolis, what bees use to insulate the walls of their hives to protect against outside germs, is brilliant for soothing sore throats, bolstering our immune systems, and protecting against free radicals.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
Insecticides harm butterflies, bees, and the birds that depend on bugs for food.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
There were still seasons, birds and bees, and days and weeks in all their wretched assuredness.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Inspired by bees, known for their exceptional aeronautical skills like navigation, hovering, and pollination, the team designed a flying robot that outperforms other artificial robots of similar scale.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
If bright red berries are your holly bush's best feature, wait to prune it so the tiny spring flowers have a chance to attract bees.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
Lancaster, now a seasoned competitor, first became interested in spelling bees after his uncle showed him the comedy film Bad Words, said his father, Kenneth Gramer.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Propolis, what bees use to insulate the walls of their hives to protect against outside germs, is brilliant for soothing sore throats, bolstering our immune systems, and protecting against free radicals.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
Insecticides harm butterflies, bees, and the birds that depend on bugs for food.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
There were still seasons, birds and bees, and days and weeks in all their wretched assuredness.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Inspired by bees, known for their exceptional aeronautical skills like navigation, hovering, and pollination, the team designed a flying robot that outperforms other artificial robots of similar scale.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bees
Noun
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America’s warfighters will never be held hostage by the ideological whims of Big Tech.—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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Charli might just be in a low-stakes, post-breakthrough interregnum, exploring whims without putting too much pressure on herself.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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As Jackie herself once reminded John, a Kennedy has no choice but to accept that the press and public will speculate, interpret, exaggerate, and invent notions about them based on their own suppositions.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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The idea is that a guy goes back in time and his preconceived notions of history are completely different, and his modern ignorance gets the best of him.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 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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Victims can develop large open wounds covered in maggots.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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