sunbeam

noun

Definition of sunbeamnext
as in beam

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Recent Examples of sunbeam 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 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 Here, love is sublime but elusive, like trying to catch a sunbeam in the palm of your hand. — Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025 The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunbeam
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  1. beam
  2. moonbeam
  3. ray
Noun
  • Lights can be hidden in channels in the beams that support the porch roof or those that act as rafter ties.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, dirt paths and stalks of grass populated the area, and steel beams lay on rocks along the coastline of Lake Michigan.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of beam
Noun
  • Newsom was born and bred in a state widely associated with moonbeams, metrosexuality, and macrobiotics.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • No moonbeam, ice cream, or taking off your blue jeans.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of moonbeam
Noun
  • During warmer months, patrons also have the opportunity to dine alfresco on its patio, which is cloaked in rays of amber at sunset.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That low, the rays must pass through a much thicker layer of the atmosphere than when the sun is higher in the sky, increasing the light distortion that complicates photography.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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