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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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He has even suggested that the company may eventually enable users to beam music straight into their gray matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Elon Musk’s rocket company launched its first Starlink satellites in 2019 to beam high-speed internet service to far-flung locales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"But as the beam travels forward, spinning regions appear and separate out -- almost as if the spin was hiding and then revealed itself."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

He completed nine rounds of chemotherapy and proton beam radiation.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The beam dividing them was called a “reckoning bar,” and the only beads you counted were the beads touching the bar.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Classic lantern-style fixtures are suspended from the ceilings, which keep the space warm with exposed wood beams.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It truly took off in World War II, when the U.K. and Germany jammed and spoofed aerial navigation signals in what Winston Churchill dubbed the battle of the beams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Many other states and countries have been making use of the images Carbon Mapper’s first satellite, Tanager-1, beams down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The researchers used high pressure freezing electron microscopy to preserve their delicate shapes before examining them with beams of electrons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Ms. Porter beams at me from the seat at her desk.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Lewis beamed: "Nicole did tell us that she was proud of us... That is everything to us."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

And when I flipped him over my back for the first time and he landed like a sack of meat, David beamed and yelled in his best “Karate Kid” voice, “Finish meeee!!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 2014, she snapped up two penthouses in the chic Tribeca neighborhood for about $20 million and combined them into a nine-bedroom, nine-bath abode with beamed ceilings, a curved staircase, and enormous windows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 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

"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

On a double date with her husband and their best friends, Mona, beaming, tells the group that she’s auditioned for “a musical show.”

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Bright-colored backpacks, fresh school supplies and late-summer sun beaming through classroom windows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It’s common for multiple news choppers to arrive at the scene of breaking news, beaming live images for newscasts and streaming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

"How do you say in English? Happy wife, happy life. For us, happy Erling, happy life," said a beaming Maresca after being asked about Erling Haaland's winner and his contributions this season.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Michael leaped forward, beaming, and took it—with too much enthusiasm, probably, like a kid.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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