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Recent Examples of sunbeam
Light streams in from the south side of the cafe, where cats lounge in sunbeams or run on a giant wheel.
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s some great lighting, too, with bloom effects and glints of sunbeams peering through Samus’ visor, as well as the return of the occasional reflection of her face in the helmet’s glass (a detail that blew fans’ collective minds back in 2002).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears.
—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
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 8 Dec. 2025
There’s some great lighting, too, with bloom effects and glints of sunbeams peering through Samus’ visor, as well as the return of the occasional reflection of her face in the helmet’s glass (a detail that blew fans’ collective minds back in 2002).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
The camera’s gaze rises to the wall behind Haemi, where a sunbeam briefly appears.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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Any solution will need ultra-precise tracking systems and adaptive optics to correct beam distortion.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The three-story brick house had room to spread out, lovely old fireplace mantels, exposed wood beams, and an overgrown backyard.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
20 Mar. 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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But the darker open ocean absorbs those rays, raising temperatures and driving further ice melt.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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That means the rash is activated by sunlight; giant hogweed in particular prevents your skin from protecting itself from the sun’s UV rays.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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