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Recent Examples of sunbeam
According to the brand’s website, the designer was inspired by a sunbeam that reflected off of his gold art deco lighter.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024
The new features are part of the overall trend of video platforms bending toward one another like indoor plants jockeying for the same sunbeam.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024
The film uses lockdown — the physical and mental isolation of it — as an exacerbating force on those already existing anti-social and oblivious tendencies, like a magnifying glass training a sunbeam on some gay ants.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
In his emotionally shattering dramas ‘Secret Sunshine’ (2007) and ‘Poetry’ (2010), the director turned everyday images, such as a sunbeam striking a wall, into luminous existential riddles, challenging his characters to study them and glimpse the possibility of transcendence dwelling within.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 July 2024
The new features are part of the overall trend of video platforms bending toward one another like indoor plants jockeying for the same sunbeam.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 July 2024
The film uses lockdown — the physical and mental isolation of it — as an exacerbating force on those already existing anti-social and oblivious tendencies, like a magnifying glass training a sunbeam on some gay ants.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
In his emotionally shattering dramas ‘Secret Sunshine’ (2007) and ‘Poetry’ (2010), the director turned everyday images, such as a sunbeam striking a wall, into luminous existential riddles, challenging his characters to study them and glimpse the possibility of transcendence dwelling within.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunbeam
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
Noun
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Make time for the Scorpio full moonbeams to take you deeper into love for yourself, others and the sheer love of life on the 23rd.—
Debbie Frank,
Peoplemag,
5 Apr. 2024
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But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.—
Nadeen Currie,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2024
Noun
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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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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunbeam. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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