as in whims
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 bees
Yellow jackets go for whatever’s coming off the grill, while bumble bees stick to drinks, fruit and dessert.
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Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant.
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Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
These plants grow remarkably quickly and are a favorite of pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies to your garden.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
3 July 2026
Flowering non-stop summer-through fall in showy combinations of yellow, orange, and red, blanket flower provides a good source of nectar to native bees and butterflies, while the small seeds are eaten by finches.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
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.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
Featuring mushrooms, flowers, bees, and butterflies, the warm white light lasts eight hours each night and recharges in the daytime sun.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2026
The savory along the river is teeming with bees, and small white moths light among the ghosts of withered bergamot.
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Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The fragrant blooms of abelia appear in the summer and are adored by bees and butterflies.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
25 June 2026
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant.
—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 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
Flowering non-stop summer-through fall in showy combinations of yellow, orange, and red, blanket flower provides a good source of nectar to native bees and butterflies, while the small seeds are eaten by finches.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
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
Featuring mushrooms, flowers, bees, and butterflies, the warm white light lasts eight hours each night and recharges in the daytime sun.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2026
The savory along the river is teeming with bees, and small white moths light among the ghosts of withered bergamot.
—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The fragrant blooms of abelia appear in the summer and are adored by bees and butterflies.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bees
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Even the richest emperors of the past did not have the ability to satisfy their whims that is now possessed by any student in Chicago or Berlin or Kinshasa.
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Existing grants, meanwhile, can be terminated at the whims of the administration.
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Similar to the original film, Elle learns to leave behind some of the preconceived notions that her rich upbringing gave her and embrace authenticity.
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Enlightenment figures, such as John Locke, also advanced notions of separation of church and state.
Noun
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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!
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In Texas, ranchers are bracing for an onslaught of screwworms, the flesh-eating maggots of blowflies.
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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