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as in to shine
to emit rays of light
a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s
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Recent Examples of beam
Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With this in mind, she integrated beams Ehret salvaged from an 1800s building in downtown Louisville.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Along with the downtown Las Vegas block party, the stream will find the group beaming around the planet from locations around Sin City.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beam
Noun
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Cape marigold flowers resemble large daisies with vibrant orange, yellow, purple, pink, or white ray petals surrounding a pollen-rich eye that attracts bees and butterflies.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sun’s rays complicate things.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With my combination skin, shine always creeps in after a few hours.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Renewables are intermittent, though—the sun doesn't always shine, and the wind doesn't always blow.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Broncos linebacker grinned Sunday night at his locker, validated.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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Word, Cali said, still grinning.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the glowing waning gibbous moon rose over center field, the Red Sox went quietly into the night one last time in the bottom of the ninth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The pair posed for photos, smiling on the red carpet beside each other.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Though she's stunned, Soto can't help but smile.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then, unbelievably, Solène laughs in Rainbeau’s face.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tyson is seen laughing in the video as MrBeast tries to recover from the punch.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beam. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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