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Recent Examples of sunbeam
Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water.
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Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
Lit only by faint shards of sunbeams, Jupiter and the rest of the outer solar system’s worlds are realms of mystery.
—Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
He’s curled up on a blue velvet chair, sleeping in a sunbeam, oblivious to the wild creatures that share these streets with us.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
According to the brand’s website, the designer was inspired by a sunbeam that reflected off of his gold art deco lighter.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024
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Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
Lit only by faint shards of sunbeams, Jupiter and the rest of the outer solar system’s worlds are realms of mystery.
—Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
He’s curled up on a blue velvet chair, sleeping in a sunbeam, oblivious to the wild creatures that share these streets with us.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
According to the brand’s website, the designer was inspired by a sunbeam that reflected off of his gold art deco lighter.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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The bedrooms are awash in calming sand tones with dark wood ceiling beams above and the general ambience takes cues from nature.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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Omega cleaned concrete and wood out of the arena Saturday so workers can cut steel support beams and let the roof crash down early this week.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pat McGrath created moonbeams on the Grecian goddess faces of models at Schiaparelli.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 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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Her daughter Cécile carries on—an energetic, charming and focused ray of determination.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The first rays of sun can be seen, and birds are chirping.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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