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moonbeam

noun

Definition of moonbeam

as in sunbeam

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Recent Examples of moonbeam But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand. — Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Evolution’s answer is a precise celestial clock wound by a molecule that can sense moonbeams and sync the worms’ reproductive lives to lunar phases. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023 These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning. — ELLE, 1 May 2023 This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam. — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for moonbeam

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Advertisement Best of all is Deutch’s Gail, whose sunbeam demeanor barely conceals her flirty, mischievous side.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Matted fur can trap heat and lead to overheating, even when felines are inside resting in a sunbeam.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Definition of sunbeam

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Two people were injured when a semi-trailer truck hauling steel beams hit the underside of the Lake Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Wilmette on Thursday evening.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Cazalet said the figure could encompass the laser source, beam director, and cooling system.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of beam

Noun

This prominent impact crater in the southern lunar highlands, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, appears as a bright spot with rays of material stretching across much of the moon's lower limb.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Alarming object spotted by officer on TSA X-ray before bizarre twist unfolds.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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