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Recent Examples of sunbeam
The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The hilarious video shared in June by @kayleighmaven, shows the Maine Coon briefly enjoying a sunbeam before suddenly changing his mind and deciding to assault his canine sibling, who was just chilling on the floor nearby.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
After all, the best elements of garden life can be enjoyed in a space the size of a shoe box: a whiff of lilac, a trellis along the wall, sunbeams shining your comfy lounge chair as the birds chirp….
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2025
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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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The hilarious video shared in June by @kayleighmaven, shows the Maine Coon briefly enjoying a sunbeam before suddenly changing his mind and deciding to assault his canine sibling, who was just chilling on the floor nearby.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
After all, the best elements of garden life can be enjoyed in a space the size of a shoe box: a whiff of lilac, a trellis along the wall, sunbeams shining your comfy lounge chair as the birds chirp….
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The GranSport 38 can host up to 12 guests across five cabins (as well as room for seven crew), including a full-beam owner’s suite that opens up to the water.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Newsom was born and bred in a state widely associated with moonbeams, metrosexuality, and macrobiotics.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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No moonbeam, ice cream, or taking off your blue jeans.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Virtual Colonoscopy This procedure uses X-rays and CT scans to take images of the entire colon.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Second, there are the dual searchlight-like rays emerging from both sides of this nebula.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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