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a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina
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Recent Examples of bees
The bees reacted to heat in a way that was more than automatic.
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Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
When Gibbons reduced the sugar content in the cool feeder, however, the bees sought out the hot one.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Gibbons pressed hot and unheated probes to the antennas of various bees; a control group wasn’t touched at all.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
The activity is reminiscent of Kate's own beekeeping hobby, as the Princess of Wales also tends to bees at her country home, Anmer Hall.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
These bees serve a dual purpose.
—Big Think, 2 Jan. 2025
Volcanic Ash and Gas Impacts & Mitigation A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The purple tubular Seussical horns of nourishment are a favourite of bees, moths, and butterflies.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
So, murder hornets pose a major threat not just to bees but also to other local insects.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
When Gibbons reduced the sugar content in the cool feeder, however, the bees sought out the hot one.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Gibbons pressed hot and unheated probes to the antennas of various bees; a control group wasn’t touched at all.
—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
The activity is reminiscent of Kate's own beekeeping hobby, as the Princess of Wales also tends to bees at her country home, Anmer Hall.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
These bees serve a dual purpose.
—Big Think, 2 Jan. 2025
Volcanic Ash and Gas Impacts & Mitigation A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The purple tubular Seussical horns of nourishment are a favourite of bees, moths, and butterflies.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
So, murder hornets pose a major threat not just to bees but also to other local insects.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bees. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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