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Recent Examples of sunbeam
Schools of fish dance between the trees and sunbeams—like brushstrokes.
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Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The bleak outlook quickly turns around thanks to the arrival of Krypto, who snowballs towards his Kryptonian and grabs him by the cape, dragging the superhero toward his Fortress of Solitude where a huddle of caped, quippy robots are ready to administer a healthy dose of sunbeams.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
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
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Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
The bleak outlook quickly turns around thanks to the arrival of Krypto, who snowballs towards his Kryptonian and grabs him by the cape, dragging the superhero toward his Fortress of Solitude where a huddle of caped, quippy robots are ready to administer a healthy dose of sunbeams.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
Noun
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The inside spread of the main beams was 53 inches, the greatest outside spread 56.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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The architects removed unsympathetic additions, restored the massive Baltic pine ceiling beams, and brought back the grandeur of the enormous fireplaces, some nearly 10 feet wide.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pisces Soak up the abundant moonbeams by accepting a new position at the office.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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Pat McGrath created moonbeams on the Grecian goddess faces of models at Schiaparelli.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Window tinting can block UV rays and reduce interior temperature.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Pick up this folding Adirondack chair to soak up the final rays of summer, then to bask in the first chills of fall.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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