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beehive

[bee-hahyv] / ˈbiˌhaɪv /
NOUN
apiary
Synonyms
STRONG




NOUN
hive
Synonyms


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The best weapon in the “Jackass’” arsenal isn’t the taser, the beehive or the booby-trapped latrine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The house has a defective chimney, a historic beehive oven and even a hidden chamber decorated with hieroglyphs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Behind the apostles, in a beehive of sociable activity, wingless angels busy themselves with rituals—tending to oil lamps, burning cypress branches, playing musical instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Instead, he said that the unusual incident may have been due to the bee colony becoming too large for its beehive and becoming "overactive" when the beekeeper handled it.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025

It was like being inside an enormous beehive, with a constant buzz and people scurrying everywhere—costumers, stagehands, musicians, the choreographer and his many assistants.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

They filled with blossoms as usual this spring, so Shafer rented about 100 beehives and the bees went to work pollinating.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Its trunk is jammed with short sticks, forming a makeshift ladder that she still climbs each summer to raid beehives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

The first day of the trip featured a more informal welcome, with the Trumps treating Charles and Camilla to tea and cakes in the White House before showing them beehives on the famed lawn.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

We began, too, to pickle vegetables and present them as gifts to visiting dignitaries, along with jars of honey from our new beehives.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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