moonbeam

as in sunbeam

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Recent Examples of moonbeam 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 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 See all Example Sentences for moonbeam 
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Noun
  • 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
  • Lit only by faint shards of sunbeams, Jupiter and the rest of the outer solar system’s worlds are realms of mystery.
    Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The half-acre property features the one-bedroom historic home, which has been preserved with original period details like a Rumford cooking fireplace, exposed beams, wide-plank hardwood floors, and windows.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Across the floor, Cal took to the beam, another one of their strengths.
    Caroline Price, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Heavy snow could in turn make temperatures feel even colder, since fallen snow both absorbs and reflects the sun's rays.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
  • For stunning sunrise views, plan an early morning trip to the top of Cadillac Mountain, which is said to be the first place in the country where the sun's rays touch land.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025

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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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