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Recent Examples of moonbeam
These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning.
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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
The oval bar, illuminated as if by a moonbeam and ringed with metal fringe on top, is the heart of the setting and the source of some serious liquid pleasures, including such revivifying combinations as matcha, Japanese whisky, yuzu and honey syrup.
—Washington Post, 18 May 2022
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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
The oval bar, illuminated as if by a moonbeam and ringed with metal fringe on top, is the heart of the setting and the source of some serious liquid pleasures, including such revivifying combinations as matcha, Japanese whisky, yuzu and honey syrup.
—Washington Post, 18 May 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,
11 May 2025
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Schools of fish dance between the trees and sunbeams—like brushstrokes.—
Avery Schuyler Nunn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The lights in the hall dimmed completely — and then the room lit up again as hundreds of small beams illuminated the space.—
RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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On colliding with the plasma, the beam particles are re-ionized, while the collision energy heats the plasma.—
David Szondy
May 10,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Wear sunscreen: Before going outside, apply sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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In the dining room, a light installation of layered steel discs refracts rays as if guests are peeking through leaves.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
10 May 2025
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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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