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Recent Examples of moonbeam
But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.
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Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Evolution’s answer is a precise celestial clock wound by a molecule that can sense moonbeams and sync the worms’ reproductive lives to lunar phases.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning.
—ELLE, 1 May 2023
This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
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Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Evolution’s answer is a precise celestial clock wound by a molecule that can sense moonbeams and sync the worms’ reproductive lives to lunar phases.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning.
—ELLE, 1 May 2023
This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonbeam
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At the American University of Beirut, your classmate could have four paws and a penchant for napping in sunbeams over taking lecture notes.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2026
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In another tale, included in an Anglo-Norman narrative that survives in an illustrated manuscript, Jesus takes off his coat, places it upon a sunbeam and sits upon it.—
Mary Dzon,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 2025
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To accomplish this, the researchers used a technique called reactive molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Today, accommodations include casita rooms, suites, and a ranch house, outfitted with tile floors, exposed wood beams, and private in-room fireplaces.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The machine scanned the skull using bright, nondestructive X-rays, generating over 9,000 high-resolution images and terabytes of data.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ponta do Ouro's warm waters offer some of the best diving spots in Africa, with plenty of coral reefs, whale and reef sharks, turtles, dolphins, and rays—plus, great visibility, a real perk for underwater photographers.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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