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
Butterflies, birds, and bees are all pollinators that refuel in our gardens, playing an important role in our ecosystem by fertilizing fruits and flowers.
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Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
The students earned spots at the national competition after advancing through regional spelling bees across the country.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The feeding ports keep out buzzing bees, while the ant moat hanger will keep away pesky ants, so the nectar is saved just for the hummingbirds.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
By the 1920s, beekeepers were moving their bees across state lines by automobiles and trains.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Fragrant spring blooms attract butterflies and native bees, while shiny black fruits draw hungry songbirds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Several bees species are found in California, including honey bees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, mining bees and sweat bees.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
The closure comes at a critical moment for bees.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 26 May 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
Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
The students earned spots at the national competition after advancing through regional spelling bees across the country.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The feeding ports keep out buzzing bees, while the ant moat hanger will keep away pesky ants, so the nectar is saved just for the hummingbirds.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
By the 1920s, beekeepers were moving their bees across state lines by automobiles and trains.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Fragrant spring blooms attract butterflies and native bees, while shiny black fruits draw hungry songbirds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Several bees species are found in California, including honey bees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, mining bees and sweat bees.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
The closure comes at a critical moment for bees.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 26 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bees
Noun
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No matter how much someone disagrees with recent decisions by the high court, threatening to subordinate judicial independence to the whims of a political party befits a banana republic.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Barcelona, too, suffered from the whims of their men’s financial state this season.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The heavy hand of British executions, offensive to Indigenous notions of reparative justice, also provoked many.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Both are interested, in different ways, in notions of artifice and authenticity.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The parasitic bug resembling a housefly lays its eggs inside living animals like livestock, and the maggots hatched from those eggs burrow into their hosts and eat them alive.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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The inspector found a bottle with moldy syrup, mold on the ceiling of the ice machine, maggots under one of the sinks and fruit flies under the cabinet in the coffee area.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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