moonbeam

as in sunbeam

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Recent Examples of moonbeam These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning. ELLE, 1 May 2023 If Jokic misses one more moonbeam of a shot. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020 This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022 Choose from several colors including moonbeam (pictured), ocean, rose, sky, pine, glacier, calamine, and sagebrush. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for moonbeam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonbeam
Noun
  • That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The winter sunbeams slanted in their gentle way, as if coaxing color from the land, and all the brown and grey plants looked gilded in the morning light.
    Kate Siber, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her daughter Cécile carries on—an energetic, charming and focused ray of determination.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The first rays of sun can be seen, and birds are chirping.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025

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