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as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean
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as in juice
beans plural
active strength of body or mind
nine-year-old twins who are full of beans
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as in nuts
beans plural
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans
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as in whit
beans plural
the smallest amount or part imaginable
had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers
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as in to brain
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Recent Examples of bean
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Some foods that are not forbidden but are not loved by members include beans, mushrooms, bananas, and high carb meals.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 May 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
No one needs the top two teams in the American League going all Hatfields and McCoys in a misbegotten beaning war.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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Noun
The backbone of the industry is 100,000 small farmers who weather the hurricanes (literally), coffee rust disease, and challenging transportation infrastructure to deliver beans for the world market.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Some foods that are not forbidden but are not loved by members include beans, mushrooms, bananas, and high carb meals.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 May 2025
Verb
Pete Alonso hit a one-out double and Muñoz (1-5) loaded the bases by beaning Mark Vientos and walking DJ Stewart.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
No one needs the top two teams in the American League going all Hatfields and McCoys in a misbegotten beaning war.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bean
Noun
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
Noun
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The juices evaporate leaving soft slices of glistening peaches behind to spread onto biscuits or toast.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
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Some juice is aged in chestnut wood, some aged in oak and some in both.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Vie comes on the heels of Doja’s 2023 album Scarlet, whit hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Apr. 2025
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Introduction May 7, 2025 biology brains cells memory molecular biology neurons neuroscience proteins All topics (opens a new tab) When Todd Sacktor (opens a new tab) was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Quanta Magazine,
7 May 2025
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Just before Louise gets kidnapped off the street, Joe — who was, conveniently, stalking her at the time — swoops in to brain that dude with a brick.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Between 1995 and 2013, a skull and bone fragments washed ashore on the beaches of South Jersey, including in Longport, Margate and Ocean City.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The report does, however, include the detail that the ball that killed Felix must have been traveling at over 100 miles per hour to cause the skull fracture.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Natural methods like vinegar, citrus, essential oils, and diatomaceous earth can disrupt or repel ants, though frequent reapplication is needed to keep them effective.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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Some of the scents that pets are not fond of are citrus, coffee, vinegar, spices, and coffee.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Wipe the drool off your tank top, put some pants on, and get out your mama’s basement!—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bean. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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