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beam

[beem] / bim /


VERB
broadcast on air waves
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VERB
smile broadly
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VERB
shine, as a light
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VERB
make electronic transfer
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Example Sentences

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The Bruins didn’t bounce back quickly on beam in the second rotation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The Bruins will start on the bars, then go to the beam, floor and vault.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

To solve this, the researchers designed an optical system that precisely shapes and directs each beam.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

A doctor switches the focus of the laser in his hand to the right side of Scott’s head, telling me that the beam guides the stem cells to where they’re “needed most.”

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Moonlight seemed to concentrate upon the highly-polished steel dome in its designated position, sending an intense beam of white light back off into the night sky.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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