sunbeam

as in beam

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Recent Examples of sunbeam 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 Leave the sunbeams shining through your windows to your pets and plants. Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sunbeam 
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Noun
  • The centerpiece is a floor-to-ceiling bluestone fireplace that’s surrounded by huge windows, skylights, and wooden beams.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Customer Razan Rashidi orders her tea with a celebratory phrase in Arabic, and the men manning the counter beam, telling her that on this day of liberation, tea for a fellow Syrian is free.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.
    Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Sporting black square frames and orange gradient lenses that block 99.9% of UV rays, these sunglasses offer style and substance, and flatter all faces.
    Katie Chang, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This wasn't a brightness or contrast issue, nor was it impaired by the sun's rays.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024

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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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