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
Repair bare spots in the lawn to make your yard less hospitable for ground-nesting bees.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Held captive in a shadowy basement, Michelle’s ordeal blurs the line between paranoia and revelation on Teddy’s remote ranch, where his hive of bees becomes a haunting metaphor for control.
—Tiana Denicola, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Giant Asian hornets, the largest hornets in the world, reach up to two inches long and prey on bees and other insects.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Bugonia, the latest film from the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, begins with shots of bees.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Held captive in a shadowy basement, Michelle’s ordeal blurs the line between paranoia and revelation on Teddy’s remote ranch, where his hive of bees becomes a haunting metaphor for control.
—Tiana Denicola, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Giant Asian hornets, the largest hornets in the world, reach up to two inches long and prey on bees and other insects.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Bugonia, the latest film from the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, begins with shots of bees.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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This new agency should get access to NWF dollars and not have to depend on political whims for its funding, as is the case now.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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While 7 million people showed up for the No Kings protest earlier this month, Democrats still do not control any meaningful power in Washington; the Supreme Court, Congress, and the White House are all proven loyal to Trump’s whims.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Pritam’s Partition writings offer incisive critiques of the barbarity that became life with borders but also contest notions of belonging from a feminist perspective.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The establishment is required to find a new pest control service because of the ongoing problem with ants, maggots and roaches on the floor of the dish area.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Nov. 2025
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Within an hour, those flies and other insects will lay eggs on the body, and the larvae − maggots, for the full horror-movie scenario − will then start to feed on that body.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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