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beam

[beem] / bim /


VERB
broadcast on air waves
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


VERB
smile broadly
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
VERB
shine, as a light
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


VERB
make electronic transfer
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony, when a construction crew lifted the final structural beam into place, doesn’t change that.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Teenage athlete Dennis Castillo spent 28 excruciating hours trapped under the rubble in quake-hit Venezuela, with a beam crushing her left leg as she waited to be rescued.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Stott wants to use the technology his firm is developing to store data in space to beam the distinctly Scottish sound of the Laidlaw Memorial Pipe Band onto the Moon.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The primary beam can only be moved a limited distance before it becomes difficult to distinguish from these additional copies.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

A blazing beam of light filled the picture, and the robot parts turned bright orange.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Popular with Jewish and Muslim families as they are non-invasive, the high-powered X-ray beams create a 3D image of the body, uncovering bone-fractures or internal bleeding, for instance.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Now, Eatherly’s ilk gloats about verbally terrorizing American citizens going about their day-to-day lives on American streets and beams this content around the globe for money.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

The detector repeatedly records more baryons than antibaryons emerging sideways from the collisions, perpendicular to the direction of the incoming beams.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

He needs to wear special eyewear — usually goggles or glasses — to control the beams of energy that blast from his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He beams a satisfied smile and bounces back on his heels.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The man behind me beamed as he watched me take items out of my basket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Mechanic remembered a party sometime pre-presidency for Witkoff’s wife, Lauren, where Trump was beamed in via video with a birthday greeting, but he couldn’t place when that was.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

And its connectivity business has lost domestic broadband customers for 12 consecutive quarters as cellphone carriers attract new customers with internet beamed over the air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

He beamed as spoke at length about the renovations, and vowed that the forthcoming Independence Day festivities would be "the greatest show of all."

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

"Well,” he beamed, "it sounds as if it’s been a jolly test. Running along so soon? Tell me, frankly, what do you think of my family?”

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

“Our parents wanted to see the world,” BG says with a beaming smile.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“I will probably be beaming from ear to ear as we set off,” Cousins said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

A searing statement on X from the club's official account soon ruled out a return, but 24 hours later, he was holding up a royal blue shirt and beaming in front of the camera.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Lou Ann sticks her head out of the kitchen, beaming.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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