as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina
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Recent Examples of bee
This is a kind of bee dance by one bee that gives other bees information on where food sources are located.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Learn how to attract bees and butterflies to your garden.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Trying to go back to the Spelling Bee? Want to learn more about bees?
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Normally, worker bees are responsible for tending to eggs produced by the queen bee.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Learn how to attract bees and butterflies to your garden.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Trying to go back to the Spelling Bee? Want to learn more about bees?
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Normally, worker bees are responsible for tending to eggs produced by the queen bee.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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