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Recent Examples of moonbeam
If Jokic misses one more moonbeam of a shot.
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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
The oval bar, illuminated as if by a moonbeam and ringed with metal fringe on top, is the heart of the setting and the source of some serious liquid pleasures, including such revivifying combinations as matcha, Japanese whisky, yuzu and honey syrup.
—Washington Post, 18 May 2022
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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
The oval bar, illuminated as if by a moonbeam and ringed with metal fringe on top, is the heart of the setting and the source of some serious liquid pleasures, including such revivifying combinations as matcha, Japanese whisky, yuzu and honey syrup.
—Washington Post, 18 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonbeam
Noun
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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 Jan. 2025
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Rangy lodgepole pines, which constitute 80 percent of the 2.2 million-acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, smelled mountain fresh, and sunbeams shimmered on the water.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
airmail.news,
31 Aug. 2024
Noun
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At relativistic speeds — that is near the speed of light — time moves more slowly, which would mean the electron beam wouldn't have enough time to spread out, keeping the beam focused.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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At that moment, a bright white beam of sunlight came in through the porthole and struck Audrey’s left eye.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Sun rays reflect light off the underwater quartz particles, making the sand shine upwards onto the water’s surface and creating that signature crystal-clear emerald shade.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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Zuckerman and her husband sat in Palisades Park atop the Santa Monica bluffs on Sunday, catching some warm California rays.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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