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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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Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.

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

During later tests, the areas previously exposed to the electron beam behaved differently and displayed distinct colors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 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

The beam of the spotlight swung closer than it had before, throwing a glow onto Mom’s face.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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