moonbeam

as in sunbeam

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Recent Examples of moonbeam These disorienting, disruptive moonbeams will force us all to do some emotional spring cleaning. 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 See All Example Sentences for moonbeam
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Noun
  • Rather than taking in warming sunbeams, some researchers want to repel them and turn down global temperatures by refreezing a swath of Arctic ice as big as the combined area of Texas and New Mexico.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • Across India’s dizzying sprawl of traditions and topographies, this root glows like a sunbeam that binds it all.
    Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Packed in between curved wooden beams, translucent honeyed yellow square panels filter the weak sunlight into a more inviting summer afternoon hue.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • Let There Be Light – Students explored the properties of light: how a light bulb contains a rainbow of colors, what happens when a beam of laser light is trapped in water, and more.
    Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Most importantly, the polyester tent has a UPF (Ultraviolet Protection Factor) rating of 50+ to keep you and your skin safe from the sun’s powerful rays.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
  • Zinc oxide can effectively block the entire spectrum of UVA and UVB rays, offering broad-spectrum protection needed to help prevent sun damage.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 5 June 2025

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“Moonbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moonbeam. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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