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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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The beam is magnitudes stronger than a medical X-ray, and can rapidly identify minute traces of chemicals from ink that has been erased, said University of Wisconsin physics researcher Minhal Gardezi, part of the Hipparchus team.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No moonbeam, ice cream, or taking off your blue jeans.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pisces Soak up the abundant moonbeams by accepting a new position at the office.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
Noun
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In addition, the researchers observed that the object shines brightly in X-rays and emits strong radio waves.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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