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Recent Examples of sunbeam
Across India’s dizzying sprawl of traditions and topographies, this root glows like a sunbeam that binds it all.
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Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Rather than taking in warming sunbeams, some researchers want to repel them and turn down global temperatures by refreezing a swath of Arctic ice as big as the combined area of Texas and New Mexico.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Schools of fish dance between the trees and sunbeams—like brushstrokes.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Over the last few years the maison’s creative director Fausto Puglisi has modernized the heritage print design, initially inspired by the reflection of a sunbeam on Roberto Cavalli’s Art Deco gilded lighter, into a signature motif featured across his ready-to-wear and couture collections.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Rather than taking in warming sunbeams, some researchers want to repel them and turn down global temperatures by refreezing a swath of Arctic ice as big as the combined area of Texas and New Mexico.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Schools of fish dance between the trees and sunbeams—like brushstrokes.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Over the last few years the maison’s creative director Fausto Puglisi has modernized the heritage print design, initially inspired by the reflection of a sunbeam on Roberto Cavalli’s Art Deco gilded lighter, into a signature motif featured across his ready-to-wear and couture collections.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Its 15 rooms are each decorated with subtle nods to the inn’s colonial past—from small fireplaces to original wood beams—while still having all the modern comforts travelers have come to expect.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pisces Soak up the abundant moonbeams by accepting a new position at the office.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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Make time for the Scorpio full moonbeams to take you deeper into love for yourself, others and the sheer love of life on the 23rd.—
Debbie Frank,
Peoplemag,
5 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Cape marigold flowers resemble large daisies with vibrant orange, yellow, purple, pink, or white ray petals surrounding a pollen-rich eye that attracts bees and butterflies.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sun’s rays complicate things.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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