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beehive

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




NOUN
hive
Synonyms


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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

This batting beehive shows how straight England bowled to Shubman Gill.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

The trailer — released Thursday by Focus Features — opens with a voiceover, a metaphor and a shot of a beehive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

But that would be impossible, he said, because he had learned the technique of the Stone Fist from a Shaolin monk in exchange for a musical beehive.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Most of the damage was to wine grapes, but some damage to beehives was also reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Nearby, the community has erected several artificial beehives to boost honey production, which forms the backbone of the local economy.

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

Together they hunted chicken eggs in the low branches of the trees and the tall grasses of the prairie, but when they came to the beehives, everyone but Jinny and Joon hung back.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder




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