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The new features are part of the overall trend of video platforms bending toward one another like indoor plants jockeying for the same sunbeam.
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024
The film uses lockdown — the physical and mental isolation of it — as an exacerbating force on those already existing anti-social and oblivious tendencies, like a magnifying glass training a sunbeam on some gay ants.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
In his emotionally shattering dramas ‘Secret Sunshine’ (2007) and ‘Poetry’ (2010), the director turned everyday images, such as a sunbeam striking a wall, into luminous existential riddles, challenging his characters to study them and glimpse the possibility of transcendence dwelling within.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
As well as adding luminosity and the appearance of healthiness to the skin (timely after a long, drizzly winter), sunbeam blonde makes the hair look–as the name suggests–sun-kissed and natural.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024
The film uses lockdown — the physical and mental isolation of it — as an exacerbating force on those already existing anti-social and oblivious tendencies, like a magnifying glass training a sunbeam on some gay ants.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
In his emotionally shattering dramas ‘Secret Sunshine’ (2007) and ‘Poetry’ (2010), the director turned everyday images, such as a sunbeam striking a wall, into luminous existential riddles, challenging his characters to study them and glimpse the possibility of transcendence dwelling within.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
As well as adding luminosity and the appearance of healthiness to the skin (timely after a long, drizzly winter), sunbeam blonde makes the hair look–as the name suggests–sun-kissed and natural.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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The half-acre property features the one-bedroom historic home, which has been preserved with original period details like a Rumford cooking fireplace, exposed beams, wide-plank hardwood floors, and windows.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
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Across the floor, Cal took to the beam, another one of their strengths.Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Heavy snow could in turn make temperatures feel even colder, since fallen snow both absorbs and reflects the sun's rays.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
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For stunning sunrise views, plan an early morning trip to the top of Cadillac Mountain, which is said to be the first place in the country where the sun's rays touch land.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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