bee

noun

ˈbē How to pronounce bee (audio)
Definition of beenext
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina

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Recent Examples of bee Go for breakfast and order the acai bowl topped with fresh fruit (add the almond butter and bee pollen) alongside a latte with housemade coconut-cashew milk. — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 This movement encourages the use of low-water, native plants in order to reduce water use and to bring birds, bees and other wildlife back into people’s backyards. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 These plants grow remarkably quickly and are a favorite of pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026 Plants flower late in the season, providing an important source of nectar to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bee
  1. whim
  2. maggot
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  • Grants could be canceled due to political whims, and new layers of bureaucracy would inhibit basic scientific activities like publishing papers and attending conferences.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • And, of course, for all his whims on the basketball court to come true.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of whim
Noun
  • As The Traitors' host, Cumming oversees a hodgepodge of reality stars and C-list celebrities who partake in a series of challenges ranging from goofy to downright harrowing — that season 2 cabin of maggots!
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • In Texas, ranchers are bracing for an onslaught of screwworms, the flesh-eating maggots of blowflies.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of maggot

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“Bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bee. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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