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Recent Examples of sunbeam
Lit only by faint shards of sunbeams, Jupiter and the rest of the outer solar system’s worlds are realms of mystery.
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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
The new features are part of the overall trend of video platforms bending toward one another like indoor plants jockeying for the same sunbeam.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024
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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
The new features are part of the overall trend of video platforms bending toward one another like indoor plants jockeying for the same sunbeam.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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The software can cause an error in the low power controller that makes the headlight shutters close over the high and low beams while driving.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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To optimize the now 5,500-square-foot layout, Churchill demolished a dangerous secondary stair, freeing the hayloft level to become the generous primary suite, where Hammel extended original timber barn framing with reclaimed sawn softwood beams.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 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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La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum $45 Amazon Caudalie Premier Cru Anti-Aging Serum $129 Amazon Last but not least, sunscreen is a nonnegotiable when combating harmful ultraviolet rays and preventing skin cancer.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2025
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These magnificent rays are at risk of disappearing due to targeted fishing, being caught as bycatch, and climate change.—
Geraldine Castro,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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