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as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean
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as in juice
beans plural
active strength of body or mind
nine-year-old twins who are full of beans
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as in nuts
beans plural
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans
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as in whit
beans plural
the smallest amount or part imaginable
had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers
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as in to brain
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Recent Examples of bean
Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Columbia Restaurant offers award-winning Spanish and Cuban cuisine, with recipes like ropa vieja and Spanish bean soup.
—Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Sorana beans with salsa verde, and sheets of pasta enfolding oxtail.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The first short film Lauren made in my Art of Film/TV class was about two cans of beans falling in love, before one was tragically opened and used for dinner, while the other can watched in silent horror.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Columbia Restaurant offers award-winning Spanish and Cuban cuisine, with recipes like ropa vieja and Spanish bean soup.
—Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
In other words: Sheridan’s company has already bean there, done that.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Sorana beans with salsa verde, and sheets of pasta enfolding oxtail.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bean
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Just to get the juices flowing: Imagine planning a wedding party hike on the nearby trails, and then ending the day in the hot tub to ward off muscle soreness before the big day.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
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Probiotics can also be added to unfermented foods such as juices, smoothies, milk, cereals, and formulas.9 Probiotic foods may also help treat digestive concerns like diarrhea or constipation.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
Verb
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As anyone who's ever seen a mouse navigate a maze knows, the animals are often used in studies to understand the way in which brains function.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2024
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Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion, partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt 3.2 million years later.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These cranial reinforcements helped distribute stress efficiently across the skull, enabling powerful, marrow-extracting bites.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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An autopsy suggested Camarena's death was caused by a puncture through the skull and into the brain, likely from a steel rebar or tire iron.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Add vinegar, scraping bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon to release browned bits.—
Liz Mervosh,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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Begin by running an empty cycle with vinegar and hot water, then focus on the parts.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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Sam apologized awkwardly, trying covertly to swipe beneath her chin, checking for drool and feeling like the world’s schlubiest schlub for struggling to tear her eyes from this stranger when the love of her life had dumped her an hour earlier.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Over time, drool evolved in the 19th century as a more specific term for saliva spilling or dripping from the mouth.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bean. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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