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Recent Examples of moonbeam
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.
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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
Choose from several colors including moonbeam (pictured), ocean, rose, sky, pine, glacier, calamine, and sagebrush.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022
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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
Choose from several colors including moonbeam (pictured), ocean, rose, sky, pine, glacier, calamine, and sagebrush.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonbeam
Noun
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That shadow isn’t perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges, bathing the moon in warm hues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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Over the last few years the maison’s creative director Fausto Puglisi has modernized the heritage print design, initially inspired by the reflection of a sunbeam on Roberto Cavalli’s Art Deco gilded lighter, into a signature motif featured across his ready-to-wear and couture collections.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The inside spread of the main beams was 53 inches, the greatest outside spread 56.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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The architects removed unsympathetic additions, restored the massive Baltic pine ceiling beams, and brought back the grandeur of the enormous fireplaces, some nearly 10 feet wide.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Officially designated as a wildlife refuge in 2016, after years of military use and restricted public access, the surrounding waters are rich in biodiversity, home to reef fish, sea turtles, dolphins, rays, and various shark species.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Use old t-shirts to create makeshift shades to block your garden plants from harmful rays.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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