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
In fact, most bees are actually too small to sting people.
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Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Grows well in sun and is often visited by butterflies and bees when in flower.
—Adrienne Jordan, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
August brings a flush of fragrant, nectar-rich blooms that draw hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Lovely grayish-green foliage complements the informal border, and bees delight in the nectar-rich violet, white, and pink blooms from spring through summer.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
The exhibit will include over three dozen glass and steel sculptures of sparkling butterflies, dragonflies, bamboo, bees and insects.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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
The bees, as suggested by their name, also produce honey.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Rich in pollen and nectar, these blooms are an early-season feast for many kinds of pollinating insects, including several kinds of native bees.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Grows well in sun and is often visited by butterflies and bees when in flower.
—Adrienne Jordan, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
August brings a flush of fragrant, nectar-rich blooms that draw hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Lovely grayish-green foliage complements the informal border, and bees delight in the nectar-rich violet, white, and pink blooms from spring through summer.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
The exhibit will include over three dozen glass and steel sculptures of sparkling butterflies, dragonflies, bamboo, bees and insects.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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
The bees, as suggested by their name, also produce honey.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Rich in pollen and nectar, these blooms are an early-season feast for many kinds of pollinating insects, including several kinds of native bees.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 29 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
Noun
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The brand new house aims to shake up the old publishing playbook by exploding notions of genre and form, and celebrating the subcultures driving artistic innovation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Everyone was looking for an edge, and that trumped clinging to old notions.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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 8 Mar. 2026.
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