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Recent Examples of moonbeam
These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning.
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ELLE, 1 May 2023
This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
Choose from several colors including moonbeam (pictured), ocean, rose, sky, pine, glacier, calamine, and sagebrush.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022
The oval bar, illuminated as if by a moonbeam and ringed with metal fringe on top, is the heart of the setting and the source of some serious liquid pleasures, including such revivifying combinations as matcha, Japanese whisky, yuzu and honey syrup.
—Washington Post, 18 May 2022
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ELLE, 1 May 2023
This day has been a special dream from morning ‘til the last moonbeam.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
Choose from several colors including moonbeam (pictured), ocean, rose, sky, pine, glacier, calamine, and sagebrush.
—Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022
The oval bar, illuminated as if by a moonbeam and ringed with metal fringe on top, is the heart of the setting and the source of some serious liquid pleasures, including such revivifying combinations as matcha, Japanese whisky, yuzu and honey syrup.
—Washington Post, 18 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonbeam
Noun
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That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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The winter sunbeams slanted in their gentle way, as if coaxing color from the land, and all the brown and grey plants looked gilded in the morning light.—
Kate Siber,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, two years ago, Helen Hu decided to walk away from the beam for good.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Femininity and French craftsmanship are on prominent display, with bespoke headboards made from Pierre Frey fabrics in every room, as well as murals from Atelier de Ricou, bird-like Lalique sconces, and restored wooden beams on the ceilings.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her daughter Cécile carries on—an energetic, charming and focused ray of determination.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The first rays of sun can be seen, and birds are chirping.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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